Trump's Tariffs Beginning To Bite

Joe Quinlan , Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management

20-May-25 07:00

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US President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful’ tax bill has passed the House Committee hurdle, retailers like Walmart and Mattel confirm they will be passing on costs to consumers and Moody's has downgraded the US government's credit rating. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management unpacks what these all mean.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Aisalli Ayub, Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: markets, politics, government, international, controversies, economy, Corporates, SME

Tags: house committee, tax bill, tariffs, trump, retail, walmart, mattel, moody's downgrade, credit ratings, us, us trust-boa,

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