Trumpenomics

[jon-nyc]

One funny thing though, they always come up with pithy names for various bear market episodes when they refer to them or compare them across time.

Example, the dot-com bust, the Great Financial Crisis, Covid, etc.

The name they settled on for the spring bear market and the associated volatility is ‘The Tariff Tantrum’.

[Axtremus]

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/us/politics/canada-tariffs-mark-carney-trump.html

Canada’s Leader Says There’s Little Hope of Avoiding U.S. Tariffs
After long insisting that Canada could avoid Trump tariffs through talks, Mark Carney now says that is unlikely for any nation.

Maybe the sh!t will hit the fan for real this time.

[89th]

So basically time the Trump Tariff Tantrum and make some money but get out of the market before the great dollar collapse of 2035?

[jon-nyc]

We’ll see. Their ‘base case’ forecast is always pretty optimistic. They are in the business of getting you to invest your money after all, not put it in your mattress.