Wall Street stocks drop as investors fret over US economic slowdown

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  1. abrookerunsthroughit on

    > “Global growth and trade are under threat,” said Paul Donovan, chief economist at UBS Global Wealth Management, adding that Trump’s policy on tariffs has been “unpredictable”.

    🤦‍♀️ I can think of quite a few people, an entire party even, that could’ve told you guys this

    At least you didn’t vote for Cacklin Kamala tho!

  2. ILikeTuwtles1991 on

    You mean the President of the United States not only endorsing, but actively *manufacturing* a recession isn’t good for the economy? Huh, who knew…

    Also, has there ever been a President who has willingly tanked the economy and said it was a good idea?

  3. It really is the chaos and uncertainty more than anything at this point.

    Listen, a 20% tariff is bad for long term growth, but if its stable you can shift production around a bit, invest in a new plant or two, and move on.

    But if you don’t know what the tax policy will be in a week? A month? Forget a year! And it apparently can be changed on a whim. And the President has just destroyed all credibility – you absolutely cannot trust any final decisions.

    So you decide to wait it out. Pull back on a new investment. Slow hiring. See what happens.

    And when everyone decides to do that at the same time? They call that a recession.

  4. golden-caterpie on

    Cool! With this and the inevitable social security cuts, I won’t have to retire.

  5. I guess the animal spirits they were talking about were those of a bear and a dead cat?

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