Trade Conflict Threatens America's Financial Primacy

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Trade Conflict Threatens America’s Financial Primacy

April 21, 2025 at 12:45 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 39 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/04/21/trade-conflict-threatens-americas-financial-primacy/

“Financial markets have flashed an ominous message this month about President Trump’s ambitious and improvisational bid to reshape global trade: Be careful what you wish for,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Volatility in Treasury markets and unexpected weakness in the dollar suggest that what began as a trade conflict could morph into a more dangerous ‘capital war.’ The clash threatens to raise U.S. borrowing costs by undermining Washington’s long-standing financial primacy, which for years has drawn trillions of dollars of foreign funds into the country.”