Trump Tax Bill Passes Key Hurdle; Traders Await June Jobs Report

On today's podcast: 1) President Trump twists arms in Congress to pass his tax cut bill as House Republicans overcome a key hurdle. The House voted 219-213 to move toward a final vote on Trump's "big beautiful bill", which includes tax cuts, a phase-out of Biden-era clean energy incentives, and funding for Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. Debate began immediately on the legislation, setting up a potential final vote for later in the morning in Washington, ahead of Trump's self-imposed July 4 deadline. 2) Traders and the Fed await a critical June jobs report. Markets are cautious ahead of the employment report, which will help identify the path ahead for interest rates, with investors closely monitoring economic data before adding to their portfolios. 3) The Trump administration lifts chip design software curbs in a trade deal with China. The Commerce Department informed the world's three leading chip design software providers that they no longer need government licenses to do business in China. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.