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Apr 2025
9m 36s

How long will Trump’s tariffs last?

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President Donald Trump told reporters last night that he doesn’t want stocks to go down but that “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something.” A key matter is whether 10% across-the-board tariffs — and country-specific ones as high as 49% — are permanent, considering the global market meltdown. The big jumps kick midweek. Also on the program: an interrogation of Americans’ debt and the weight of carrying debt in old age.

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