Ep #257 - Tariffs, Policy, Politics and Your Portfolio

Update: 2025-05-07

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This episode of Grow Money Business covers tariffs, Trump's recent economic policy, the market's reaction, and how we should interpret all this as investors. We cover an article commenting on a recent wonky U.S. government bond auction and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's comments, and put the rapid pace of the news cycle in perspective.

RESOURCES:

US Treasury secretary: no risk of China weaponizing Treasuries despite bond market volatility

reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/us-treasury-secretary-no-risk-china-weaponizing-treasuries-despite-bond-market-2025-04-15/

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Ep #257 - Tariffs, Policy, Politics and Your Portfolio

Grant Bledsoe

Ep #257 - Tariffs, Policy, Politics and Your Portfolio