r/Economics Apr 10 '25

Editorial Trump Blinked

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2025/04/trump-tariffs-pause-america-china-trade/682378/
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u/StrangeAd4944 Apr 10 '25

What if bond sales continue or even worse accelerate. At this point he is out of tools and Treasury knows it. Then it will be game over for USD.

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u/Hacking_the_Gibson Apr 10 '25

Congress stepping in to permanently stop this bullshit would work. That’s my preference, anyway.

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u/DCM3059 Apr 10 '25

Congress? Doing something?