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"Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs."
"Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs."
"The sentiment started to take hold in financial circles after the shock of sky-high tariffs sent stocks and bonds into a tailspin last April, but it has taken off recently as the Trump administration has pursued policies like attacks on the Federal Reserve’s independence and threats of a new trade war with Europe that are worrying investors anew."
"A new investment thesis has spread through global markets at the start of 2026, as trading strategies long built on the primacy of the United States now opt for a new approach: Sell America."
So poor leadership can sink both the markets and the general economy at the same time? Wild.
And, as we have seen, it requires a concerted effort to cause such big changes. A lot of poorly-conceived concerted efforts. An abject lesson in what not to do.
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https://www.semafor.com/article/02/04/2026/us-proposes-rare-earth-trading-bloc-with-allies
At long last, Rip Van Winkle awakes.
And also close the Kennedy Center for good measure.
I would expect that many who are a little late, like me, will be forcing momentum in that direction.
They must have figured out that Greenland and Venezuela are not some quick fix.