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Mar 2025
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What Trump's Tariff Agenda Means for Mar...

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On WSJ’s Take On the Week, co-host Telis Demos talks with reporter Miriam Gottfried about what is driving a slide in 10-year Treasury yields. Then they get into the upcoming jobs report and whether any DOGE-related shakeups in the federal workforce could be reflected in the data. They also discuss the flurry of tariff-related developments ahead of a deadline this week for proposed taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico.


Later on the show, Telis dives into what President Trump’s tariff agenda could mean for the economy and markets with Chad Bown, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and former chief economist for the U.S. Department of State in the Biden-Harris administration. 


This is WSJ’s Take On the Week where co-hosts Gunjan Banerji, lead writer for Live Markets, and Telis Demos, Heard on the Street’s banking and money columnist, cut through the noise and dive into markets, the economy and finance—the big trades, key players and business news ahead.


Have an idea for a future guest or episode? How can we better help you take on the week? We’d love to hear from you. Email the show at takeontheweek@wsj.com


To watch the video version of this episode, visit our WSJ Podcasts YouTube channel or the video page of WSJ.com 


Further Reading  


To read more from co-host Telis Demos, catch up on PayPal Needs Help From Its Oldest Friends—Consumers.


The Economy Is Still Fine. Americans Are Still Gloomy 


For more coverage of the markets and your investments, head to WSJ.com, WSJ’s Heard on The Street Column, and WSJ’s Live Markets blog


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