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Scrivener7

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1. The market is an ass. Nothing changed and all the pieces of a steep financial contraction are still firmly in place.

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Sat Apr 26, 2025, 07:59 AM

Apr 2025

Shipping container data is showing a steep drop off in trade. That's the stone in the water. Those ripples are going to be radiating out, contracting our economy in increasingly larger spheres, until the trade war ends.

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Trump was warned of empty shelves and financial turmoil from tariffs and firing Powell. His U-turn pushed stocks higher [View all] Dulcinea Apr 2025 OP

The market is an ass. Nothing changed and all the pieces of a steep financial contraction are still firmly in place. Scrivener7 Apr 2025 #1

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