Nov. 8, 2024

What Trump Tariffs Mean for Prices & Fed Cuts Rates, but Mortgages Are Up?

Retailers brace for Trump-era tariffs & mortgage rates mysteriously keep climbing

Episode 449: Neal and Toby recap the Fed meeting through the lens of an incoming Trump presidency and whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s goal remains the same. Then, while the inflation rate has gone down, mortgage and borrowing rates continue to climb…what’s the deal?? Next, a recap of how the world economies are reacting to the election and Trump’s proposed plan of broad-based tariffs. Meanwhile, the Stock of the Week is the private prison business and Dog of the Week are US retailers. Lastly, a rundown of the biggest headlines heading into the weekend. 


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