Trump's Economic Plans and Wall Street Conflicting Views

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On today's podcast:

(1) The US Secret Service boosted security around former President Donald Trump after picking up intelligence in recent weeks of an Iranian plot to assassinate him, people familiar with the matter said, adding that the threat was separate from the attempt on his life last weekend.

(2) Elon Musk said he will relocate the headquarters for X and SpaceX to Texas, a likely symbolic move that adds more fuel to the billionaire’s efforts to align himself with the political right and distance himself from left-leaning California .Musk made the announcement

(3) Prime Minister Keir Starmer will flesh out Labour’s plans from border control to smoking as he sets out the new UK government’s legislative agenda for the coming Parliamentary session in a King’s Speech on Wednesday.

(4) French President Emmanuel Macron appointed a caretaker government on Tuesday until negotiations to find a new prime minister bear fruit.

(5) A growing number of Wall Street economists are cautioning the Federal Reserve is waiting too long to reverse course after raising interest rates to a two-decade high. 

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