economics
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Trump Proclaims Inflation “Solved” Amid Shifting Tariff Policies
In a statement emblematic of his unorthodox economic messaging and self-congratulatory rhetorical style, U.S. President Donald J. Trump declared on Monday that he had effectively “solved inflation” in the United States, invoking recent economic data and market behavior as justification. The claim was made during a meeting in the Oval Office with President Nayib Bukele…
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Ray Dalio Warns Trump’s Tariffs Could Trigger Crisis Worse Than a Recession
In a pointed and sobering intervention amid one of the most volatile financial weeks of 2025, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned that the United States may soon confront an economic crisis more devastating than a conventional recession. His remarks, delivered during an interview on NBC’s Meet the Press and reported by Maya Yang,…
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Argentina Ends Capital Controls After $20B IMF Deal in High-Risk Bid for Economic Reform
Argentina’s libertarian administration, under the leadership of President Javier Milei, has undertaken a radical and high-risk transformation of the country’s economic architecture by announcing the immediate dismantling of long-standing capital and currency controls. This bold move—described by President Milei as a foundational shift toward economic liberalization—has been rendered feasible by a $20 billion financial stabilization…
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The Largest Market Crash in History and the Collapse of American Governance
On April 4th and 5th, 2025, the West experienced the largest two-day stock market loss in its history, a collapse rooted not in a singular market anomaly or external economic shock, but in the concatenation of deliberate executive decisions undertaken by President Donald J. Trump and his administration. These policies, aimed at rapidly dismantling major…