With an unprecedented corporate tax cut failing to stimulate the economy, a recession looming, and an all-important election on the horizon, our increasingly desperate president has apparently decided once again to throw caution to the wind, and go with his gut. Whereas other presidents, if faced with similar circumstances, might try to increase infrastructure spending, […]
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Trump, without any authority to do so, “orders” U.S. businesses out of China, and throws global markets into free fall
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 401K, China, Donald Trump, Federal Reserve, international trade, Jay Powell, recession, tariffs, uncertainty, Xi Jinping 10 Comments
When markets thrive on stability, what did you think was going to happen when you elected Donald Trump?
As I know very little about how the economy works, or the extent to which the stock market effects the economy, or, really, anything else about money related matters, I try to steer clear of such subjects here on the site. For those of you who might be interested in discussing the Dow Industrial Average’s […]
Posted in Economics, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Ali Velshi, Amazon, China, Donald Trump, Great Depression, Jeff Bezos, Medicaid, Medicare, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, post office, Richard N. Haass, securities fraud, social security, stability, stock market, tariff, trade war, uncertainty, Velshi and Ruhle, Washington Post 23 Comments