#useconomy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #useconomy, aggregated by home.social.
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Small businesses lead the legal fight against Trump's expanding tariff regime, which hits them hardest through upfront tax costs and complex compliance burdens that large firms can more easily absorb. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/07/world/small-businesses-despise-trumps-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #trade #tariffs #useconomy #walmart #fordmotor #us #donaldtrump
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‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
By Steven GreenhouseLabor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/trump-workers-labor-union
#USunions #Trumpadministration #USeconomy #DonaldTrump #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #StevenGreenhouse
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‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/trump-workers-labor-union #UsUnions #TrumpAdministration #UsEconomy #DonaldTrump #Business #UsPolitics #UsNews
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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #Trump Family Profits Amid America’s $40 Trillion Debt (Scott Lucas with Tim El-Sheikh)
#TrumpGrift #Crypto #USEconomy
https://eaworldview.com/2026/09/trump-profits-40-trillion-debt/
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RE: https://mstdn.social/@dalfen/117221114586080893
#USA national debt is 40 times what it was 45 years ago, when it was considered astronomical.
The govt's "money-out" is much greater than "money-in."
It must raise revenue (⬆️ money-in) & reduce spending (⬇️ money-out). Lowering taxes on wealthy & corporations will ⬇️ money-in. Pursuing wars & kicking tax-paying immigrants out will ⬆️ money-out.
Tariffs won't substitute for taxes because they're unreliable & ultimately unsustainable
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More about Bessent's #finance gymnastics (for all who are interested).
Something that stood out to me:
"Every bill-financed buyback pushes the share further above the band. Nobody knows how large the bill share can get before it threatens stability. What history shows is that a #debt stock that keeps tilting toward shorter maturities is usually a sign that borrowing #costs have begun to dictate policy" 👀
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But ~"unlike the Federal Reserve's ability to create money, Treasury funds repurchases by issuing more short-term bills, effectively swapping long-term #debt for shorter maturities... termed 'fiscal dominance,' Treasury directly influences financial conditions, a role traditionally of Fed. Critics say this blurs the lines between fiscal & monetary policy."
And Bessent's #finance gymnastics and snark-laden subterfuge concern me*
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#USA #USPol #USeconomy
*#MyThoughts
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesbroughel/2026/08/22/treasury-is-buying-its-own-bonds-where-is-the-money-coming-from/ -
And US Treasury Secretary Bessent has also attempted to calm the US bond market & lower yields (to lower the cost of financing US debt).
An explainer:
~"Yields usually rise w/ elevated concerns about #inflation or concerns about US fiscal sustainability, as investors demand greater inflation-adjusted returns"
"Treasury yield curve reflects the cost of US government debt"
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#USA #US #USPol #USeconomy
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/20/bessent-says-treasury-buyback-operation-could-be-more-than-4-billion.html
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https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/why-the-national-debt-matters-for-the-u-s-bond-market-and-the-economy/
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https://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/122203.asp -
Further, various countries hold US debt, and Japan is the largest holder.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent had to intervene recently to prop up Japan's currency. Why? Well one reason is #USA self preservation:
"Volatile markets driven by potentially fiscally-aggressive policies from Japan could extend to the U.S. Treasury markets (US bonds, debt), destabilizing the dollar."
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#US #USPol #USeconomy
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/japan-yen-intervention-us-treasurys-euros-.html
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US gov't site:
https://www.congress.gov/crs_external_products/RS/PDF/RS22331/RS22331.52.pdf
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https://www.investopedia.com/articles/markets-economy/090616/5-countries-own-most-us-debt.asp -
Note: The #TrumpAdmin is twisting itself in pretzels about this, arguing nonsense that 1) that US #inflation isn't bad and mostly related to an energy "supply shock" and 2) inflation isn't caused by growth ("only stupidity," per #trump ).
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#USA #US #USPol #USeconomy
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https://fortune.com/2026/09/05/trump-stupidity-inflation-trade-foreign-countries-retaliation-interest-rates/
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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/05/trump-warsh-fed-september-rate-hike.html -
But is that wise?
Analysts believe that:"If the Fed were to set the short-term interest rate that is its primary tool lower than necessary to achieve its congressional mandated goals of maximum employment and price stability, history suggests that the likely result would be unwelcome #inflation. Lower rates tend to stimulate borrowing and faster economic growth, and when demand grows faster than supply, prices rise."
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#USA #US #USPol #USeconomy
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https://www.brookings.edu/articles/should-the-fed-cut-interest-rates-to-make-it-cheaper-for-the-federal-government-to-borrow/ -
And another thing –
One of the screenshots in the previous post of this thread 🧵shows how the interest rate on US debt is $970 B, or upwards of a trillion dollars annually (truly mind blowing!).
The #TrumpAdmim seeks to lower interest rates not just to promote growth (as it lowers borrowing costs for businesses), but also to get a better deal on financing US debt.
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The Great Tariff Loophole: How a Policy Meant to Help Working Americans Ended Up in Corporate Hands
How Trump's Illegal Trade Duties Transformed Into a Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Windfall by Winston Wendell When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he promised a new set of tariffs would fix the damage caused by his own 2017 tax cuts. He said regular folks wouldn’t notice the extra charges on imported goods, American manufacturers would see a boom, and those millions in profits that used to flow to the national elite would finally go away. That’s not what […] -
The Great Tariff Loophole: How a Policy Meant to Help Working Americans Ended Up in Corporate Hands
How Trump's Illegal Trade Duties Transformed Into a Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Windfall by Winston Wendell When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he promised a new set of tariffs would fix the damage caused by his own 2017 tax cuts. He said regular folks wouldn’t notice the extra charges on imported goods, American manufacturers would see a boom, and those millions in profits that used to flow to the national elite would finally go away. That’s not what […] -
The Great Tariff Loophole: How a Policy Meant to Help Working Americans Ended Up in Corporate Hands
How Trump's Illegal Trade Duties Transformed Into a Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Windfall by Winston Wendell When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he promised a new set of tariffs would fix the damage caused by his own 2017 tax cuts. He said regular folks wouldn’t notice the extra charges on imported goods, American manufacturers would see a boom, and those millions in profits that used to flow to the national elite would finally go away. That’s not what […] -
The Great Tariff Loophole: How a Policy Meant to Help Working Americans Ended Up in Corporate Hands
How Trump's Illegal Trade Duties Transformed Into a Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Windfall by Winston Wendell When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he promised a new set of tariffs would fix the damage caused by his own 2017 tax cuts. He said regular folks wouldn’t notice the extra charges on imported goods, American manufacturers would see a boom, and those millions in profits that used to flow to the national elite would finally go away. That’s not what […] -
The Great Tariff Loophole: How a Policy Meant to Help Working Americans Ended Up in Corporate Hands
How Trump's Illegal Trade Duties Transformed Into a Multibillion-Dollar Corporate Windfall by Winston Wendell When President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, he promised a new set of tariffs would fix the damage caused by his own 2017 tax cuts. He said regular folks wouldn’t notice the extra charges on imported goods, American manufacturers would see a boom, and those millions in profits that used to flow to the national elite would finally go away. That’s not what […] -
Dollar Climbs to 99.15 as Treasury Yields Squeeze Markets
The dollar index rose to 99.15 after strong US jobs data lifted Treasury yields, pressuring emerging market currencies and equities.
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Dollar Climbs to 99.15 as Treasury Yields Squeeze Markets
The dollar index rose to 99.15 after strong US jobs data lifted Treasury yields, pressuring emerging market currencies and equities.
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Dollar Climbs to 99.15 as Treasury Yields Squeeze Markets
The dollar index rose to 99.15 after strong US jobs data lifted Treasury yields, pressuring emerging market currencies and equities.
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Dollar Climbs to 99.15 as Treasury Yields Squeeze Markets
The dollar index rose to 99.15 after strong US jobs data lifted Treasury yields, pressuring emerging market currencies and equities.
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RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/117217226633158713
53-minute special
#Trump camp mismanagement of #USEconomy, amid $40 trillion Federal debt, failing #IranWar, and Trump family’s profits and grift from Donald in White House
Consequences of spiralling US debt
Can they be reversed if Democrats gain control of Congress and eventually the Executive?
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RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/117217226633158713
53-minute special
#Trump camp mismanagement of #USEconomy, amid $40 trillion Federal debt, failing #IranWar, and Trump family’s profits and grift from Donald in White House
Consequences of spiralling US debt
Can they be reversed if Democrats gain control of Congress and eventually the Executive?
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RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/117217226633158713
53-minute special
#Trump camp mismanagement of #USEconomy, amid $40 trillion Federal debt, failing #IranWar, and Trump family’s profits and grift from Donald in White House
Consequences of spiralling US debt
Can they be reversed if Democrats gain control of Congress and eventually the Executive?
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RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/117217226633158713
53-minute special
#Trump camp mismanagement of #USEconomy, amid $40 trillion Federal debt, failing #IranWar, and Trump family’s profits and grift from Donald in White House
Consequences of spiralling US debt
Can they be reversed if Democrats gain control of Congress and eventually the Executive?
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RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/117217226633158713
53-minute special
#Trump camp mismanagement of #USEconomy, amid $40 trillion Federal debt, failing #IranWar, and Trump family’s profits and grift from Donald in White House
Consequences of spiralling US debt
Can they be reversed if Democrats gain control of Congress and eventually the Executive?
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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #Trump Family Profits Amid America’s $40 Trillion Debt (Scott Lucas with Tim El-Sheikh)
#TrumpGrift #Crypto #USEconomy
https://eaworldview.com/2026/09/trump-profits-40-trillion-debt/
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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #Trump Family Profits Amid America’s $40 Trillion Debt (Scott Lucas with Tim El-Sheikh)
#TrumpGrift #Crypto #USEconomy
https://eaworldview.com/2026/09/trump-profits-40-trillion-debt/
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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #Trump Family Profits Amid America’s $40 Trillion Debt (Scott Lucas with Tim El-Sheikh)
#TrumpGrift #Crypto #USEconomy
https://eaworldview.com/2026/09/trump-profits-40-trillion-debt/
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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #Trump Family Profits Amid America’s $40 Trillion Debt (Scott Lucas with Tim El-Sheikh)
#TrumpGrift #Crypto #USEconomy
https://eaworldview.com/2026/09/trump-profits-40-trillion-debt/
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EA-CEO Retort VideoCast: #Trump Family Profits Amid America’s $40 Trillion Debt (Scott Lucas with Tim El-Sheikh)
#TrumpGrift #Crypto #USEconomy
https://eaworldview.com/2026/09/trump-profits-40-trillion-debt/
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https://www.europesays.com/people/215809/ Trump threatens trade action over Fed interest rates #AugustJobsReport #DC #DonaldTrump #FederalReserve #ForeignTrade #InterestRates #JobsReport #KevinHassett #NationalEconomicCouncil #NationalEconomicCouncilDirector #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #TheFed #Trade #USEconomy #washington
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https://www.europesays.com/people/215465/ Trump threatens trade action over Fed interest rates #AugustJobsReport #DC #DonaldTrump #FederalReserve #ForeignTrade #InterestRates #JobsReport #KevinHassett #NationalEconomicCouncil #NationalEconomicCouncilDirector #POTUS #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #TheFed #Trade #USEconomy #washington
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https://www.europesays.com/people/215461/ Trump threatens trade action over Fed interest rates #AugustJobsReport #DC #DonaldTrump #FederalReserve #ForeignTrade #InterestRates #JobsReport #KevinHassett #NationalEconomicCouncil #NationalEconomicCouncilDirector #POTUS #TheFed #Trade #Trump #USEconomy #washington
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#Jobs are down:
• Nonfarm payrolls fell ⬇️ by a seasonally adjusted 23,000 for July, "compared to a downwardly revised 20,000 for June." Economists had forecasted a gain of 83,000
Fewer people are in #workforce:
• The #LaborForce participation rate fell ⬇️ to 61.4%, "the lowest in more than five years"
#Wages are falling:
• "Average hourly #earnings increased by just 2 cents...12-month average down to 3.2%" (over 2.5% ⬇️ from 2022)
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Trump's New Tariff Measures Target Global Trading Partners
📰 Original title: Trump launches new tariff push targeting dozens of countries
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
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Alan Greenspan's long era of economic stability masked decisions that helped fuel the financial excesses leading to the 2008 crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/07/01/world/greenspan-deflated-his-authority/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #alangreenspan #us #useconomy #fed #paulvolcker #benbernanke #jeromepowell #interestrates
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Trump Just Made a Move That Could Crash the Economy - https://youtu.be/A8ovvrUQS6A?si=ta4iUQ9o0oBORyw5 #AdamKinzinger #USEconomy #USFederalReserve #FederalReserve #JeromePowell #CentralBank #InterestRates #Inflation
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Trump's Bitcoin policies depend on US economic standing — Ki Young Ju - Although the US dollar has lost over 90% of its value since 1913, it con... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-bitcoin-policies-depend-us-standing-ki-young-ju #strategicbitcoinreserve #trumpadministration #bitcoinregulation #cryptoregulation #cryptopolicies #bitcoinpolicy #unitedstates #useconomy #usdollar #bitcoin #trump #btc #usd
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Vice President Kamala Harris Interview | All the Smoke Special Edition - https://youtu.be/bzThwqnQJDY?si=QiDdUauzoA7ZPrAM #USPolitics #vote #vote2024 #2024vote #2024Election #election2024 #podcast #podcasts #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Harris_Walz2024 #HarrisWalz #HarrisWalz2024 #AllTheSmoke #MattBarnes #StephenJackson #CannabisLegislation #VicePresident #VPHarris #HumanRights #MentalHealth #HBCU #USSports #USEconomy #MadamVicePresident