Prepping for all possibilities
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šļø 25 June 2025
ā±ļø 27 minutes
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Summary
Just two weeks out from the Trump administrationās tariff pause deadline, no one is quite sure what to expect. In this episode, experts weigh in on what sort of deals the U.S. is likely to make and how businesses are preparing in the meantime. Plus: āValue seekingā consumers want the most bang for their buck, economic uncertainty puts the brakes on RV sales, and Indigenous jewelry makers struggle as silver prices rise.
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| 0:00.0 | If you've shopped online, chances are you've bought from a business powered by Shopify. |
| 0:05.6 | You know that purple shop pay button you see at checkout? |
| 0:08.4 | The one that makes buying so incredibly easy? |
| 0:11.1 | That's Shopify. |
| 0:12.1 | And there's a reason so many businesses sell with it, |
| 0:15.0 | because Shopify makes it incredibly easy to start and run your own business. |
| 0:19.8 | Shopify is the commerce platform behind millions of |
| 0:22.2 | businesses around the world, from household names like Mattel and Jimshark to brands just getting |
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| 0:32.8 | Sign up for a one pound per month trial and start selling today at Shopify.co.com. |
| 0:37.9 | UK slash Marketplace 22. |
| 0:40.6 | Go to Shopify.com. |
| 0:42.3 | UK slash Marketplace 22. |
| 0:47.7 | In which we have a look at our economic future from American Public Media. |
| 0:56.1 | This is Marketplace. |
| 1:09.1 | In Los Angeles, I'm Kyle Rizzdall, Wednesday, today, the 25th of June. |
| 1:17.5 | Good as always to have you along, everybody. We are going to begin today with an eye toward the calendar because it's going to be a busy couple of days to end the week. |
| 1:24.8 | Tomorrow is going to bring us an update on gross domestic product and early peak at the trade gap as well. Also, May orders for durable goods. |
| 1:29.3 | And then Friday, consumer sentiment and this week's featured economic attraction, the Personal Consumption Expenditures Index, which is, as we all know, the Federal Reserve's |
| 1:34.6 | favorite way to measure inflation. |
| 1:36.4 | I am also obliged to point out here, calendar-wise, that we are right now just two short weeks |
| 1:41.7 | from when President Trump's pause on those global tariffs of his is set to expire. |
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