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fromFortune
6 hours ago

Trump admits he can't tell if the GOP will control the House after next year's elections. 'I don't know when all of this money is going to kick in' | Fortune

Trump acknowledged uncertainty that his economic investment pledges and tax cuts will translate into Republican electoral gains in the 2026 midterms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Trump's dollar delusion: how trade war risks ending the US's exorbitant privilege'

Magical thinking is indispensable to understanding Team Trump's economic policymaking. The White House often seems to believe two opposing policies can work together while one policy can do two or three contradictory things. A heavy dose of hocus pocus will be needed to make the administration's dollar policy work in the interest of the United States, for it appears that they want to end the US dollar's supremacy in global finance.
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