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When you lack data due to self-imposed budget and staffing restrictions, why not estimate economic numbers—
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“…headline or average numbers might not be totally reflective of reality.”
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#KshamaSawant: #Tariffs Are Not Good For The #WorkingClass (Nor is #Capitalism Itself)
"No matter what country we reside in, our enemies are the #rich, not other workers."
#uspol #usecon #economy #sawant #tarrif #workers #Obama #Biden #Trump #XiJinping #usa #china #UAW #Teamsters #recession #wealth #401k #nationalism #internationalism #layoffs
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/O4LtGYdhROs
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Reversing capital flows is another serious concern for the #USA , as investment is shifting from American markets to international alternatives. Decreased foreign investment could stifle US economic growth.
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This article sums up pros and cons of a weakening dollar well 
, with special focus to how it will impact the agriculture sector.
Pro Farmer · Economic implications of the U.S. dollar’s decline for economy, ag sectorThe plunge in the U.S. dollar to the lowest since April 2022 has far-reaching implications, including good and bad impacts for agriculture.
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One serious concern is #stagflation — persistently increased inflation coupled with low economic growth and increased unemployment.
Though lowering the dollar’s value will be a boon for US exports, it also threatens the dollar’s place as the world’s reserve currency as it invites economic turmoil to American consumers.
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~ The Weaker U.S. Dollar Is MAGA's Silent Killer ~ (opinion)
Today in “shocking but not surprising”: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/09/trump-market-manipulation/
tl;dr -- it sounds like Trump violated insider-trading laws on a mass scale. (Certainly the spirit of the laws; I suspect folks will endlessly litigate the letter of them.)
Awful but politically clever, letting his fans feel like they're in on his scheming.
The Washington Post · Trump told people to buy. Hours later, his tariff pause sent markets soaring.
Economist Chris Clarke points out on TikTok that US housing prices went up before immigration did. It was driven far more by increased work from home. #USEcon #Economics