WEBVTT - US Council of Economic Advisors Chairman Stephan Miran Talks Jobs Data

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<v Speaker 2>Joining us now is Stephen Meyer and the Chairman of

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<v Speaker 2>the Council of Economic Advisors. Steven Welcome back to the

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<v Speaker 2>program sir, thanks for making some time for us this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's just take a little assessment of where things are

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<v Speaker 2>right now. So through the week, GDP first contraction since

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty two, consumer confidence the week is since May

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty, manufacturing shrinking on the m report, and then

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<v Speaker 2>we just have this very solid payross report. What's your assessment, Stephen,

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<v Speaker 2>of where things are at the moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Good morning, Thanks for having me, and let me just

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<v Speaker 1>say that I know that surveillance usually ends at nine,

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<v Speaker 1>so I look forward to you guys benefiting from the

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<v Speaker 1>President's forthcoming no tax and overtime. So thanks for staying

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<v Speaker 1>a few extra minutes. But no, look, you know, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think there's been an ongoing disconnect between

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<v Speaker 1>the hard data and the soft data. And the hard

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<v Speaker 1>data continued to perform very well. One hundred and seventy

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<v Speaker 1>seven thousand jobs last month, a beat of forty thousand jobs.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the President's second jobs they beat in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>And on top of that, you've got eleven thousand construction jobs,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, expanding and expanding construction construction sector in spite

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<v Speaker 1>of the president's cut crack down on the border, disproving

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<v Speaker 1>critics again, and the hard data continued to be okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it's worth emphasizing that these data represent

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<v Speaker 1>the period after the president's historic actions with teriffs in

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<v Speaker 1>April second, So.

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<v Speaker 2>Steve, when we need to get into that, because there

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<v Speaker 2>are some people that we've spoken to that worry about

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<v Speaker 2>the next report. They think that this could show up

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<v Speaker 2>in the main report, and I've heard the words downside

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<v Speaker 2>risks repeatedly. Are you confident that some of that's avoidable?

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<v Speaker 1>So you know, look, you know, given given the historic

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<v Speaker 1>scope and speed with which the President acted to put

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<v Speaker 1>American workers in firms first for the first time in decades,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it shouldn't be surprising if there's if there's

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<v Speaker 1>some company volatility, and that extends to financial markets that

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen, and it could extend to economic data also,

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<v Speaker 1>as companies sort of substitute activity from one month to another.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know that that remains to be seen. But

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<v Speaker 1>so far in the hard data, we're not seeing any

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<v Speaker 1>real evidence of that to be the case, and as

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<v Speaker 1>you pointed out, you know there are various soft data

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<v Speaker 1>sentiment indices look not as good, but those tend to

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<v Speaker 1>be influenced by financial markets, and there's been enormous volatility

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<v Speaker 1>there lately, as you guys are aware, and they tend

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<v Speaker 1>to be influenced a lot by politics, but historically the

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<v Speaker 1>correlation between those in activity has been weaker in the

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<v Speaker 1>last few years than it would have been, say, ten

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<v Speaker 1>years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>We are seeing it show up in some hard data,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's trade volumes. We just caught up with the

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<v Speaker 2>Port of LA director Jens Soroka, Stephen. I wonder if

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<v Speaker 2>you've been in touch with them and how you see

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<v Speaker 2>this plank out. They're telling us now the trade volumes

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<v Speaker 2>are about to fall, that what they're about to see

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<v Speaker 2>through their poor could drop by something like a third

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<v Speaker 2>thirty percent, and then from there this could ripple through

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<v Speaker 2>the US economy. What's the sequencing of things from your standpoint?

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks, So, as I mentioned a moment ago, there can

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<v Speaker 1>be some volatility in the economic data, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's worth emphasizing that. You know, there are some firms

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<v Speaker 1>that want to see the outcome of trade negotiations which

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<v Speaker 1>will be coming soon, and they want to see the

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<v Speaker 1>tax bill pass, which again will be coming soon. And

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<v Speaker 1>as a result, they may substitute activity from one month

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<v Speaker 1>to another, from one quarter to another, but it all

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<v Speaker 1>gets averaged out over time. These are not the types

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<v Speaker 1>of activities for which activity would get canceled permanently. And

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<v Speaker 1>as you mentioned at the start, the GDP report contained

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<v Speaker 1>a five point drag from import activity. So we're just

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<v Speaker 1>coming off of a quarter with an enormous amount of

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<v Speaker 1>imports that by the way, there was a data anomaly

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<v Speaker 1>in the in the GDP data that I'm sure you

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<v Speaker 1>know most of your audience is aware of by now.

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<v Speaker 1>But after such a huge import drag on the economy

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<v Speaker 1>in the first quarter, it wouldn't be surprising if there

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<v Speaker 1>were a little bit less imports subsequently. I mean, but

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<v Speaker 1>this stuff all averages out over time, and that's why

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<v Speaker 1>it's important to look at measures of underlying GDP growth,

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<v Speaker 1>underlying economic activity, and those were quite strong.

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<v Speaker 2>As you know, the market is very focused on trade

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<v Speaker 2>talks right now, and that's why we've seen equities recover

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<v Speaker 2>to the extent they have over the past week. Stephen,

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<v Speaker 2>the US says China wants to talk. China's going around

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<v Speaker 2>saying the US wants to talk. I don't think the

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<v Speaker 2>market really cares about that. The market just wants to

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<v Speaker 2>see talks. What's the timeline for actual talks.

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<v Speaker 1>So the President has repeatedly said in recent weeks, and

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<v Speaker 1>he's been very clear that he thinks that we will

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<v Speaker 1>do a deal with China. I think the President is right.

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<v Speaker 1>And as I keep pointing out, the President has one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best track records on making deals in the

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<v Speaker 1>entire history of the country. He is able to pull

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<v Speaker 1>deals that have a hat that nobody thinks are possible.

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<v Speaker 1>He pulled the Phase one deal with China add of

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<v Speaker 1>a had in twenty eighteen twenty nineteen, in spite of

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<v Speaker 1>all the in spite of all the doubters, many people

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<v Speaker 1>didn't think that was possible, but he achieved it. And

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<v Speaker 1>so I think the President is right that we will

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<v Speaker 1>have a deal with China. I can tell you. I

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<v Speaker 1>can tell you that you know I have good reason

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<v Speaker 1>for that optimism. I think that it's in the interest

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<v Speaker 1>of both economies to lower the temperature, to create breathing space,

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<v Speaker 1>to continue talking, to figure out how we can get

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<v Speaker 1>to a new stable equlibrium on trade, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>that a little bit of de escalation will be quite helpful.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would be surprised if tariff rates are where

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<v Speaker 1>they are now, you know, within you know, within within

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<v Speaker 1>a few weeks from now, a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>So you're saying within a few weeks the one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>and forty five percent tarif rate on China is bound

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<v Speaker 3>to come down. And to where, Stephen, Well, I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>Get ahead of negotiations. I can't make commitments. I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>part of the trade negotiating team. I'm not a trade negotiator.

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<v Speaker 1>But what I can tell you is the President has

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<v Speaker 1>been very clear that he thinks that there will be

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<v Speaker 1>a deal with China, and I think the President is right,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that both I think it's in the

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<v Speaker 1>interest of both sides to come to a de escalation

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<v Speaker 1>that lowers the temperature and creates breathing space.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, China this morning put out a statement the Commerce Ministry,

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<v Speaker 3>so this is official saying China is currently evaluating this.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you have a sense when the President is going

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<v Speaker 3>to get on the phone with Shijipang.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't. I don't, And again, you know, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>a trade negotiator. I'm an economic advisor. That's the scope

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<v Speaker 1>of my role. What I'm giving you is is my expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I can't get ahead of the negotiations. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't commit anyone.

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<v Speaker 2>Steve, and I wonder if you could give us some

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<v Speaker 2>insight though, just to the approach, the approach we're taking

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<v Speaker 2>at the moment. The Choicery Secretary mentioned just yesterday that

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<v Speaker 2>maybe we could revisit the purchase agreements that we struck

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<v Speaker 2>with China back in twenty twenty. Is that something we'd

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<v Speaker 2>look to do with other nations as well?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Look, I mean I think that there's a

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<v Speaker 1>wide variety of terms that can be included in the

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<v Speaker 1>different negotiations, and each country is different, each trading partner

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<v Speaker 1>is different, and I suspect that each trading each trading

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<v Speaker 1>agreement that has reached will end up being different too.

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<v Speaker 1>But things like that should definitely be on the table.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think it's up to other countries to show

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<v Speaker 1>America that they mean to make trade more fair, they

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<v Speaker 1>need to make trade more reciprocal, and they mean to

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<v Speaker 1>create better markets for US exports. The way that we

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<v Speaker 1>accept their exports into our markets. And purchases like the

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<v Speaker 1>type you're describing, you know, could work towards that ends.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, the Europeans are looking at increasing the purchases of

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<v Speaker 3>US goods to fifty billion euros to address what they

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<v Speaker 3>say is the problem in the trade relationship. Is that

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<v Speaker 3>enough to get a deal done between Washington and Brussels?

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<v Speaker 1>Again, I can't you know, I'm not a trade negotiator.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not making deals with people. I'm just an economic advisor,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, I can't say, you know, I can't

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<v Speaker 1>prejudge the outcomes of those deals. However, what I will

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<v Speaker 1>say is that talking is better than not talking, and

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<v Speaker 1>I do believe in the ability the president to create

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<v Speaker 1>deals that nobody expects. And once you start on that process,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that there will be fertile ground for countries

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<v Speaker 1>to see eye to eye to make the trade fear

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<v Speaker 1>more symmetric, more durable, more resilient, and create a more

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<v Speaker 1>long lasting, stable global trading system.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the Japanese are talking, and I think this is

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<v Speaker 2>something that you can offer some insight on an assessment

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<v Speaker 2>on what this could mean for financial markets in the economy,

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<v Speaker 2>And we'd love to know the kind of advice you'd

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<v Speaker 2>give In the oval to the President of the United States,

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<v Speaker 2>the Japanese finance minister was asked if Japan's holding of

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<v Speaker 2>treasuries could be a negotiation tool, and the response was this,

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<v Speaker 2>here's the quote. It does exist as a card. Whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not we use that card is a different decision. Steven,

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<v Speaker 2>what's your reaction to that.

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<v Speaker 1>My reaction is that I'm not the Treasury secretary and

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<v Speaker 1>you should ask my need for a couple of blocks down.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have an assessment on what that would mean

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<v Speaker 2>for markets in the economy though.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't, but you know, for markets in the economy,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that you know, capital flows will ultimately in

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<v Speaker 1>the long run follow economic growth and economic opportunity, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's why the President is focused. I'm creating the most dynamic, strongest,

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<v Speaker 1>healthiest economy in US history. And we're talking a lot

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<v Speaker 1>about trade. But there's two other elements to the package also,

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<v Speaker 1>and those are tax really for Americans, no tax on tips,

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<v Speaker 1>no tax and overtime, no tax on social Security, and

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<v Speaker 1>incentives for corporate investments, lower corporate rates on domestic manufacturing, expensing,

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<v Speaker 1>things like that. And also deregulation, getting regulations out of

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<v Speaker 1>the way so that American firms can produce in America

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<v Speaker 1>without layers and layers of red tape that make financing difficult,

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<v Speaker 1>that delay projects and just make it unattractive to invest

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States. And as we succeed in creating

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<v Speaker 1>the economy we want by passing the tax bill, the

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<v Speaker 1>Big beautiful tax Bill, by proceeding with the deregulatory effort

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<v Speaker 1>and getting government out of the way and putting American

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<v Speaker 1>workers on fair ground via trade renegotiation and tariffs, then

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to create the economy that will attract capital flows.

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<v Speaker 1>So all of this stuff in the short run, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little bit noise, but in the long run,

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<v Speaker 1>capital will follow economic opportunity, and this administration is focused

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<v Speaker 1>single mindedly on creating economic opportunity for American firms and workers.

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<v Speaker 3>So, Steve, let's quickly talk about the Big beautiful bill.

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<v Speaker 3>What kind of revenue do you expect from the tariffs

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<v Speaker 3>to offset the tax cuts the President wants to get

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<v Speaker 3>across the line.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you talk about things like offsets, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that's ultimately you know, usually people talk about that as

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<v Speaker 1>part of the reconciliation process, which is basically, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as as your audience knows a legal artifact of how

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<v Speaker 1>the of how the sausage gets made in Washington, and

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<v Speaker 1>how bills, you know, and how bills come together and

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<v Speaker 1>get signed into law. The tariff revenue is sort of

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<v Speaker 1>a different bucket. And you know, I'm not at a

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<v Speaker 1>liberty to share our internal number, but what I would

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<v Speaker 1>say is I would be surprised if we had tariff revenue,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, that was less than hundreds of billions of

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<v Speaker 1>dollars a year, and that's very substantial. You know. So

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<v Speaker 1>when you think about when you think about the revenue

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<v Speaker 1>that you can raise from tariffs ultimately paid for by

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<v Speaker 1>by foreigners, use that revenue to help finance preservation of

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<v Speaker 1>the president's historic twenty seventeen tax cuts. Use that revenue

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<v Speaker 1>to help finance additional tax relief for American firms and workers.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's a winning combination, Steve.

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<v Speaker 3>Right now, the market is basically just only pricing in

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<v Speaker 3>the fact that there's going to be an extension of

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<v Speaker 3>current policy. How confident are you that you get some

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<v Speaker 3>of those sweeteners like you just mentioned, no tax on

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<v Speaker 3>tips actually done in this package. Given how slim the

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<v Speaker 3>Republican majority is in the Senate and the House.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I'm very confident that we will get this package

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<v Speaker 1>over the line. I'm extremely confident we'll get this package

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<v Speaker 1>over the line. The entire Republican Party is unified and

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<v Speaker 1>committed to using tax incentives to create a vibrant, robust, healthy,

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<v Speaker 1>and dynamic economy. And that was what created the first

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<v Speaker 1>Trump economic boom, and it's what will help create the

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<v Speaker 1>second Trump economic boom as well.

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<v Speaker 2>Steven, just to find a word on the Federal Reserve,

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<v Speaker 2>if we may. The President's been outspoken, as you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he said we should reduce interest rates. The Treasury Secretary

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Besson made the argument that look at where the

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<v Speaker 2>front end of the yield curve is right now, the

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<v Speaker 2>two year trading below Fed funds, that's evidence that this

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<v Speaker 2>market things were too tight and the Fed should cut rates.

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<v Speaker 2>I just wander, from your perspective, how you to weigh in?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think this complicates the optics for the Federal Reserve?

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<v Speaker 2>Does it make it harder for them to ease over

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<v Speaker 2>the next several months?

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<v Speaker 1>Sure? So, you know, I think everyone's entitled to an

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<v Speaker 1>opinion on interest and where they should be, and the

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<v Speaker 1>President actually has a pretty good track record of his opinions.

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<v Speaker 1>He was right in twenty eighteen, twenty nineteen that inflation

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't an issue and that interest rates were too high,

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<v Speaker 1>and eventually consensus came around to his view. And again

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<v Speaker 1>he was right in twenty twenty one that interest rates

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<v Speaker 1>are too low and inflation was coming back big time,

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<v Speaker 1>and again consensus came around to his view. So everyone's

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<v Speaker 1>entitled to an opinion on these matters. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>President has a great track record on them as the

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<v Speaker 1>Secretary of Besson, who's a fabulous track record as an

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<v Speaker 1>investor on these subjects. And everyone's entitled to their view,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. As to whether it interferes with the things

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking about, I don't think so. I think the

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<v Speaker 1>track record of the Federal Reserve speaks for itself.

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<v Speaker 2>Stevid, Can I just say, I really wanted to catch

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<v Speaker 2>out with you. I did this for free. Now over time, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'll tight the tax right. I would tight the

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<v Speaker 2>tax fright, Steven, Thank you, sir, Steven. Tax brick is coming,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, sir. The Chairman of the Council of Economic

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<v Speaker 2>Advisors