What's in your wallet? Ask the new Treasury Secretary

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  Donald Trump takes office on January 20, but that hasn't stopped him from making waves in the market.

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  On Monday, Trump announced one of his first executive orders would be to charge a 25% tariff on all goods coming in from Mexico and Canada, as well as an extra 10% for goods from China.

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  We were wondering what the treasury secretary nominee Scott Besant thinks of that here at the indicator.

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  We watch this nomination closely because who is selected as the treasury secretary is a big deal.

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  That will be clear to anyone who's watched or even hummed along with Hamilton, maybe the most famous musical about a Treasury secretary ever.

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  Yes, Alexander Hamilton was the very first treasury secretary.

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  But aside from historical hip hop musicals, what are the actual implications of this job for you and me?

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  How does the treasury affect regular Americans?

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  I'm Darian Woods.

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  And I'm Weylon Wong.

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  Today on the show, how the new face of American economic management might affect your wallet.

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