Tag Archives: trade tariffs

Make Depressions Great Again

President Trump, with his Liberation Day tariff program, has started something that he cannot stop. The economic metamorphosis – a bifurcation between east and west – is already underway. Global trade is contracting. Supply chains are breaking down. Continue reading

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Trumpism and the Fading Dollar

Trumpism seeks to correct the symptoms of trade imbalances on the back end with tariffs rather than snuffing them out at the root cause with honest money and a balanced budget. Without honest money and a balanced budget, all attempts to correct the trade distortions are pointless. On the whole, they may make things worse. Continue reading

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Trump Plays with Fire

Bear markets are for the patient few. Those who can resist the countless occasions to lose money. With each bounce comes an opportunity for investors to buy higher so they can later sell lower. Continue reading

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Trump Tariffs Gone Wild

The U.S. stock market’s recent zigs and zags have triggered considerable excitement. Wall Street pros, private money managers, and Millennial index fund enthusiasts have all been whipsawed by the market’s swift up and down movements. No one can seem to stay ahead of President Trump’s ‘make it up as you go’ tariff games. Continue reading

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