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President-elect Donald Trump continues to dominate news headlines as the world awaits the former commander-in-chief’s return to the White House. This week, the president-elect not only delivered remarks for the first time since his Election Day victory but was put into the spotlight for his comments regarding abolishing the debt ceiling and Elon Musk’s evergrowing involvement with the incoming Trump administration.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman get into these news headlines as well as what could be expected in Trump’s White House.
“I kind of feel like Trump the second time around might delegate a lot more than he did the first time around,” Newman says. "He's older. He has a clearer sense of the people he wants in place who are going to do what he wants instead of trying to block what he wants to do. He seems to be setting it up that way, so maybe he will be quite happy to delegate to Elon Musk or you could have two gigantic egos that can't fit inside the same city.”
Later in the show, London Business School Assistant Professor of Economics Joseba Martinez joins the show to discuss the debt ceiling, corporate tax rates, and what needs to be done to maximize economic prosperity in the United States.
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With Inauguration Day a little over a month away the world is gearing up for President-elect Trump to make his return to the White House. Lots of promises were made by the president-elect during his campaign. Will he follow through with them? What will things like tariffs, clean energy, and the federal budget look like under this new administration? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Yahoo Finance Anchor Akiko Fujita, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman talk about many of key issues making news headlines in recent days. The team talks anxieties surrounding Trump’s tariffs, the future of clean energy, and if anything should actually be cause for concern as we move forward into this new administration.
“There are companies that are very, very concerned about the potential for these tariffs, but there's also this realization they kind of have an idea of how things played out last time,” Fujita explains, going into details regarding the history of Trump’s tariffs during his first administration. “And there's sort of banking on that being the case this time around.”
Later, Penn Wharton Budget Model Faculty Director Kent Smetters joins the show to discuss DOGE, the federal budget, and forecast what needs to be done to get government spending under control.
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Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs! If there’s one thing all over the news in recent days, it’s President-elect Trump and his tariffs. With Trump spending much of his reelection campaign promising to enact tariffs on foreign goods as soon as he reenters the White House in January, it begs the questions - how quickly could these tariffs actually come into effect and which will he prioritize? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman are joined by Raymond James Washington Policy Analyst and Managing Director Edward Mills to discuss the topic at large.
In terms of Trump’s prioritization of tariffs, Mills speculates the president-elect will try to enact tariffs on China first, then Mexico and Canada, then Europe. The rest of the world would follow. Will all of this actually happen? Only time will tell. Mills says, “take [Trump] seriously. Don’t take him literally. Not everything that gets posted [on social media] is going to get implemented. But I will tell you, if we do this interview a year from today, there will be more tariffs in place than there are today and we’ll probably have a conversation about Congress giving him additional tariff authority as they pass an extension of the 2017 tax cuts that expire on December 31 of next year.”
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President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose new tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico on his first day in office. This follows his recent appointment of billionaire hedge-fund manager Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Akiko Fujita, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman discuss the legal, consumer, and market implications of Trump’s proposed tariffs on US imports.
The team was also joined by the Tax Foundation senior policy analyst and modeling manager Garrett Watson to explore which of Trump's tax proposals are most noteworthy and could have the greatest impact on the nation's economy.
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Amid a busy week of speculation and nominations as President-elect Donald Trump rounds out his Cabinet, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have offered the first glimpse into what their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) could look like. The pair outlined their plan in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. What does this mean for your bottom line? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down Musk and Ramaswamy’s outline for what they hope to achieve as DOGE co-leads, Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick’s selection for Commerce Secretary, and more.
The team is also joined by Whalen Global Advisors Chairman Chris Whalen to discuss what’s to come for DOGE, debt, and the national deficit under a second Trump administration.
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It has been over a week since Election Day and President-elect Donald Trump is charging full speed ahead as he begins to build his new administration. From appointing new and unexpected members to his Cabinet and creating a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead, the president-elect has kept himself at the top of the news. What does this all mean for your bottom line? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down the latest in the Trump 2.0 administration, from the president-elect’s relationship with Elon Musk and how it could impact the government, to the future of EV tax credits, and so more.
Plus, Puck News Founding Partner, William D. Cohan joins the show to break all of this down further and provide additional insight on how the markets could react to Trump’s tariffs.
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After a long and historic election cycle, former President Donald Trump has been reelected and will become the 47th president of the United States. What will this mean for the nation and your bottom line? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down what happened on Election Day between both the Harris and Trump campaigns, review economic exit polling, and take a look forward at what’s next for the United States and the economy as the nation begins its transition into the new administration.
The team is also joined by Oxford Economics US chief economist Ryan Sweet, who stops by the podcast to discuss the latest economic forecasting, in addition to the potential impact of Trump's tariffs on the economy.
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Yahoo Finance’s Rachelle Akuffo, Ben Werschkul and Rick Newman join the rest of the Yahoo Finance team in a post-Election Day special, analyzing everything you need to know from the polls that will impact your bottom line.
In the full hour-long special, Yahoo Finance breaks down how Wall Street is digesting the results the morning after the 2024 election. Tune in as we bring the power of the Morning Brief, Capitol Gains, Opening Bid, and Yahoo News together to guide you through what you need to know about the market day ahead. You can watch this special episode here.
Key guests include:
—Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist
—Doug Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum President, Former Director of the Congressional Budget Office
—Keith Lerner Truist Co-CIO & Chief Market Strategist
—Bill Blain Wind Shift Capital Founder
—Marija Veitmane State Street Global Markets Head of Equity Research
—Andrew Romano, Yahoo! News Political Reporter
—Meltem Demirors, Crucible Capital General Partner
To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief, Opening Bid, and Capitol Gains
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00:00-Welcome to Yahoo Finance's election special
24:00-Opening Bid
36:00-Exit polls breakdown
45:00-Bitcoin high
52:00-Capitol Gains
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As the United States enters the eleventh hour leading up to Election Day, eyes remain on the future of the U.S. economy, especially with Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump having very different approaches on economic policy.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman discuss the $34 trillion national debt, as well as the latest from Trump’s billionaire allies like Elon Musk and John Paulson who want to come in and help cut the federal budget should Trump be elected into office.
Ultimately, Musk and Paulson cannot make these calls themselves. Congress decides where to designate funds or make cuts to the federal budget. They will be the ones deciding where to make budgetary concessions as well as the amount. And then that can get complicated due to congressional relationships with various government agencies.
“Every member of Congress has some stake, some turf in some portion of the federal government,” Newman says. They’re not going to give up their turf because turf is power.”
Later, they are joined by Democratic Senator of Arizona, Mark Kelly, to discuss the state of the race in the battleground state of Arizona, as well as his reaction to Trump’s comments on the CHIPS act.
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We are in the home stretch of the 2024 election cycle and the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could not be more tight. Though the polls remain close, the margin between the two is much wider in the world of betting markets. What does this mean for the campaigns? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman are joined by Jim Bianco, president and macrostrategist of Bianco Research, to discuss the betting markets and whether or not they are a good indicator of who could be elected to be the next President of the United States.
While the betting markets are favoring a Trump victory, Bianco argues it’s a trend that is following the former president's poll trajectory.
“The whole point of the betting markets is they're supposed to anticipate what's coming next,” Bianco says. “Doesn't mean they're right. It's just that there's a logical reason for why it's trading there.”
Ultimately the only true deciding factor will come down to voter turnout on Election Day.
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The 2024 White House race is a toss-up between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. As the campaigns continue to push on in these final weeks, we have our eyes on both candidates to see if they can make any more headway with undecided voters. Will Harris’s Fox News interview move the needle? Can Trump’s billionaire backers and tax promises push him to the finish line? We get into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down how the candidates are spending their time in these final days of the election cycle and hone in on Elon Musk and his support for the Trump campaign.
“Musk has a lot riding on the election,” Werschkul says. In recent days the tech mogul turned social media CEO put 75 million dollars into his super-PAC supporting the Trump campaign. “He wants influence here and he’s putting a big bet on his ability to get it.”
Later in the episode, Akuffo, Werschkul, and Newman are joined by Rachel Snyderman, Managing Director of Economic Policy from the Bipartisan Policy Center, to discuss expiring tariffs, expiring tax cuts, and a potential “fiscal armageddon.”
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With officially less than a month until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump begin their final campaign sprints in the race to the White House.
Between the release of the new pillar to her ‘care economy’ as well as her big media blitz to increase voter outreach, it was a busy week for Harris. Will these latest strategies work in favor or against her campaign?
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and Senior Columnist Rick Newman sound off on Harris’s new policy updates, talk about what’s new with undecided voters, and discuss the latest with the economy and how it’s working in President Joe Biden’s favor.
Later in the episode, Akuffo, Werschkul, and Newman are joined by Michael Medved, host of The Michael Medved Show, to talk about Trump’s tariffs plan and how it could impact the national debt. While projections indicate that the national debt would rise under another Trump administration, Werschkul asks Medved why economic policymakers in Washington D.C. are not publicly speaking more on the issue. Medved keeps his answer simple.
“Nobody believe’s [Trump would] get it through congress.”
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We are just north of a month away from Election Day and the country is watching to see if there are any October surprises that could potentially affect Vice President Harris's or former President Donald Trump’s campaigns.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down the current events that are making headlines and could potentially impact the economy and move the needle ahead of Election Day.
Editor’s note: This week's episode of Capitol Gains was recorded prior to the East Coast ports suspending their strike.
“There are three October surprises happening simultaneously”, according to Werschkul. We are only a few days into October and the candidates and nation are facing the growing conflict in the Middle East, aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and East Coast port strikes. While Werschkul believes the handling of the hurricane has pulled a lot of presidential focus, Newman believes the tensions in the Middle East could affect the election if something happens to oil and gasoline prices.
Later in the episode, Akuffo, Werschkul, and Newman are joined by Kyle Kondik, Sabato’s Crystal Ball Managing Editor at the University of Virginia Center for Politics to discuss battleground states as well as deciding factors that could sway voters.
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With less than 40 days until Election Day, potential October Surprises looming on the horizon, and Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump essentially tied in the polls, the candidates are doing everything in their power to try to move the needle in their favor. Will their policies on manufacturing be the thing to make it happen?
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Wershkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman break down Vice President Harris’s latest pillar to her “opportunity economy” plan that focuses on manufacturing. How does it compare to former President Trump’s policy? Wershkul says while both candidates have the same end goal, they go about them in "pretty different means."
For Harris, her plan according to Wershkul is, "a lot of government involvement in specific sectors that she calls 'sectors for the future'." These could include areas such as biomanufacturing, aerospace, and quantum computing. Though the Harris campaign has yet to outline the extent of their involvement, Werkshul says, "if you work in those sectors or invest in those sectors, a President Harris would have a keen interest."
For Trump, he continues to reiterate his manufacturing policy, which, according to Werkshul, is, "essentially a wall around the country in the form of tariffs."
This episode is also joined by former governor of Vermont, Howard Dean to discuss the election, economic populism, as well as the state of healthcare in the United States.
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This week marked a major milestone for the US economy.
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by fifty basis points for the first time since 2020. Though this moment is charting a new path forward for the future in the fight against inflation, people on both sides of the aisle have their own opinions on what this means for the economy moving forward. What does this all mean and how does the presidential election come into play? We dive into it.
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Wershkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman chat all things Fed. They are later joined by retired four-star Army Gen. Wesley Clark, to discuss foreign policy and its influence on the upcoming election and the economy.
“I think the biggest impact is going to be what happens in the Middle East,” General Clark explains. “I think it could really change the election…”
Later, Yahoo News reporter Andrew Romano drops by to give us the latest post-debate polling updates for the presidential election.
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America’s eagerly awaited presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was one for the history books. From fierce arguments, to real-time fact-checking, to heated policy discussions, and even a Taylor Swift endorsement, it was a big night for presidential politics. But what does it all mean for the election and for voters?
In this week’s episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Wershkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman chat with Lee Carter, President and Partner of maslansky + partners to discuss the candidates’ debate performances and whether or not either of them actually swayed voters.
Carter hosted a live focus group of undecided voters during Tuesday night’s debate and says that though most people surveyed believed Harris won, not one person changed their stance on voting. “Ultimately, this election is going to come down to how people feel,” Carter explains. “It is going to impact them personally in their day-to-day lives and whichever candidate now can convince them that their financial lives, their freedoms - all of that - is going to be better off under that candidate, that’s who they are going to vote for.”
With a little more than 50 days until Election Day, where do the candidates go from here and what are they going to have to do to earn Americans votes to win the White House? Tune in to learn more.
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It’s been a busy week for economic policy as the race for the White House continues between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
On the latest episode of Capitol Gains, anchor Rachelle Akuffo, Washington Correspondent Ben Werschkul, and senior columnist Rick Newman talk Harris’s new economic plan for small businesses as well as some new projections from Goldman Sachs about the future of the US economy. “Goldman Sachs finds that if Trump gets elected and he enacts his whole plan…the economy would actually shrink in 2025 rather than grow,” Newman says. He further states that Goldman Sachs isn’t the only organization saying this. It’s “practically all of them.”
They are later joined by Jeffrey Hirsch, Hirsch Holdings CEO and editor in chief of Stock Trader’s Almanac to discuss all things stocks, the upcoming election, and how ‘Octoberphobia,’ could impact the market. Hirsch explains it doesn’t matter which party is better for the economy.,“What matters is Congress.”
Additionally, we look ahead to the upcoming presidential debate and anticipate what voters can expect to see from Harris and Trump in the coming weeks.
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Will a change in office help or hurt the cooling inflation trend we’re seeing?
In this episode of Capitol Gains, host Rachelle Akuffo is joined by Washington correspondent Ben Werschkul and columnist Rick Newman as they discuss debt and inflation following the release of Vice President Harris's economic plan for housing and tax credits.
“Both sides are proposing ideas that would be inflationary, not deflationary,” Werschkul points out.
Harris is pushing a tax credit for home buyers that “could push prices.” Meanwhile, Trump’s tariff strategy could also lead to rising costs. Trump’s "approach—60% tariffs on China and 20% on everyone else—could lead to between $2,600 and a for a, a family, or $3,900, depending on different estimates,” adds Weschkul.
“The professional economists who are looking at what they say they want to do,” remarks Newman. “Are saying no, it's going to do the opposite… their policies are actually going to make inflation worse.”
Jaret Seiberg, Washington Research Group's managing director of TD Cowan, joins the conversation to explain what it all means in the long term.
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Beyonce and Taylor Swift's lack of appearances aside, the Democratic Nation Convention was a success. Vice President Harris officially accepted the democratic nomination for President at a lively DNC, with a 37-minute speech focusing on charting a 'new way forward'. That said, Harris's acceptance speech emphasized foreign policy over economics, so we're filling in the gaps!
Yahoo Finance’s Rachelle Akuffo, Ben Werschkul, and Rick Newman are joined by Raymond James Managing Director Ed Mills to look at how the markets are reflect what we do know about Harris's economic policy plans. Can she take down Trump? Can she keep up the momentum after President Biden passed her the baton? Will the markets rally behind her? With 75 days left, we will have to see.
Yahoo Finance’s Capitol Gains premiers at a pivotal time for investors. A presidential election looms on the horizon, and the stability of the economy remains one of the biggest issues for most Americans; especially the shape of the platforms for both the incumbent and challenger.
Our bottom line? Markets looking for more
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The economy is in a point of uncertainty: inflation persists as we await Federal Reserve rate cuts. But this week, presidential candidates have made these issues key talking points of their economic policies (and lack thereof).
Yahoo Finance’s Rachelle Akuffo, Ben Werschkul, and Seana Smith get into that on this week's Capitol Gains. Plus BTIG Director of Policy Research Isaac Boltansky joins to look at voter perspectives, while Andrew Romano brings you all things polls. Together they discuss the economic proposals of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, analyzing how their differing approaches might shape the economy as both contend for the presidency.
Yahoo Finance’s Capitol Gains premiers at a pivotal time for investors. A presidential election looms on the horizon, and the stability of the economy remains one of the biggest issues for most Americans; especially the shape of the platforms for both the incumbent and challenger.
Our bottom line? Economy, economy, economy.
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