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Bonds, Not Stocks, Emerge as Key Metric for Trump Economy Team

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I’m Chris Anstey, an economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at the Trump administration’s emerging focus on bond yields. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net or get in touch on X via @economics. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

In President Donald Trump’s first administration, it was clear in his communications that when it came to the financial markets, he was an equities guy. He frequently touted when stocks were rallying, quick to claim that the gains were due to the booming economy his policies had produced.