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Miss Gayle<p>"If money is quickly funneled into large platforms or financial markets, the capacity to generate jobs and boost the local economy diminishes. ...If it remains in circulation within the community, it fosters the development of small businesses, strengthens financial autonomy, and multiplies economic opportunities."</p><p>Link: <a href="https://www.resilience.org/stories/2025-03-28/beyond-community-currencies-strengthening-your-local-economy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">resilience.org/stories/2025-03</span><span class="invisible">-28/beyond-community-currencies-strengthening-your-local-economy/</span></a></p><p>The money hoarded by the oligarchy is dead money. Money sent off to big corporations never comes back.</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Community</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> #</p>
Yogthos<p>Homelessness surged 18% to a new record in 2024 amid a lack of affordable housing across the U.S.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homelessness-record-level-2024-up-18-percent-housing-costs-migrants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/homelessness-</span><span class="invisible">record-level-2024-up-18-percent-housing-costs-migrants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a></p>
Operation Blahaj<p><a href="https://333thats33s.cc/tags/blahaj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blahaj</span></a> <a href="https://333thats33s.cc/tags/egg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>egg</span></a> <a href="https://333thats33s.cc/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
Kim Perales<p>"If over a million people leave the US, the economy will shrink and tons of Americans will lose their jobs."<br>-AR Melnick</p><p>"Immigration Research IRI estimate: If all undocumented TPS humanitarian parole <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Venezuelans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Venezuelans</span></a>, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Cubans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cubans</span></a>, Nic. &amp; <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Haitians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haitians</span></a> are deported💔, the Florida economy will shrink, and 80,000 US-born workers may lose their jobs. That's just in Florida!"<br>-A Oppenheimer</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Cruelty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cruelty</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Sadism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sadism</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Deportations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Deportations</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigrants</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article302787889.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">miamiherald.com/news/local/new</span><span class="invisible">s-columns-blogs/andres-oppenheimer/article302787889.html</span></a></p>
Linux Is Best<p><span>Trump says he 'couldn't care less' about higher car prices<br><br>BBC News: </span><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrgj51gl25o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrgj51gl25o</a><span><br><br></span><a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Cars" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cars</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Inflation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Inflation</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/CostOfLiving" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CostOfLiving</a> <a href="https://mk.absturztau.be/tags/Economy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Economy</a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"[Trump] said he 'couldn’t care less' if automakers raised prices after he announced he would impose 25% tariffs on all foreign-made automobiles. …</p><p>When pressed if he told CEOs not to raise prices, as reported in the The Wall Street Journal, Trump added, 'No, I never said that. I couldn’t care less if they raise prices, because people are going to start buying American-made cars.'”</p><p>~ NBC</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/stupidity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stupidity</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/destruction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>destruction</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a><br>/3 </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-couldnt-care-less-automakers-raise-prices-tariffs-rcna198731" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/donald-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump/trump-says-couldnt-care-less-automakers-raise-prices-tariffs-rcna198731</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oil</span></a> has yo-yoed both on supply-&amp;-demand issues but also the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> ceasefires between <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> that already look under threat.</p><p>Q2 doesn't look like it is going to get any easier on the whole.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> will be detailing his grand <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> plan he has dubbed ‘liberation day' on Wednesday. For investors, the big question is whether it will end up triggering <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recessions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recessions</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> has been volatile as usual. It raced up almost 20% when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office, only to dive nearly 30% when his plans for a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> reserve failed to impress.</p><p>And if you think that's bad just look at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> share price versus its main rival <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BYD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BYD</span></a> since inauguration day. Ouch.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>At the bottom of the FX pile are <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a>'s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lira" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lira</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Indonesian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesian</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/rupiah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rupiah</span></a>. The former is down nearly 7%, much of it after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Erdogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Erdogan</span></a>'s main political rival was detained last week.</p><p>The rupiah, meanwhile, has hit its lowest since the 1998 Asian financial crisis amid worries about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jakarta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jakarta</span></a>'s finances &amp; that it is sliding back towards <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> domination.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>"The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollar</span></a> view has unravelled very quickly this year," said State Street Global Markets' Michael Metcalfe. "I think there has been an element of take what was said at the start of the year &amp; just flip it."</p><p>Just as jarring, the 'Magnificent Seven' <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> giants have been hit for 6. They have been a cash cow for portfolios for years but have shed nearly $2T &amp; been left for dust by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Chinese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chinese</span></a> rivals &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a>'s defense firms.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalEconomy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Markets in Q1: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ETTTTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ETTTTS</span></a></p><p>Whereas the major risk back in Jan was that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s 'America first' policies would push <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> back up &amp; prevent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> interest rate cuts, now the most important risk is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> risk.</p><p>That has spun the $140T global bond <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> 180°.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gold</span></a>, the ultimate safe port in a storm, has had its best quarter since 1986 due to Trump's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/dollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollar</span></a> is flirting w/its worst start to a year since the 2008 global bust.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpcession</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/global-markets-q1-analysis-pix-2025-03-30/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/markets/us/global-</span><span class="invisible">markets-q1-analysis-pix-2025-03-30/</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>From CNN, "Trump is claiming credit for plummeting egg costs. So why haven't you noticed lower prices?" </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/18/business/egg-prices-trump/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/03/18/business/eg</span><span class="invisible">g-prices-trump/index.html</span></a></p><p>29/x</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Eggs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eggs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prices</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/EggPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EggPrices</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
Jason Beets<p>In only two mere months, Trump solved the cost of living crisis in America. </p><p><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/11/why-trumps-tariff-chaos-sparked-stock-market-meltdown-and-recession-fears" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/11/w</span><span class="invisible">hy-trumps-tariff-chaos-sparked-stock-market-meltdown-and-recession-fears</span></a></p><p>28/x </p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Satire</span></a></p>
Yogthos<p>Britain becomes only G7 country unable to make new steel. The closures signal the end of steel production in the UK after more than 150 years.</p><p><a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/03/27/british-steels-chinese-owners-reject-500m-go-green/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/</span><span class="invisible">03/27/british-steels-chinese-owners-reject-500m-go-green/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://social.marxist.network/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"On Tuesday, news dropped that the administration’s blanket firings and wildly shifting tariff policies have dropped consumer confidence to a low it has not hit since January 2021. Today’s stock market tumble started after the Commerce Department released data showing that consumer prices are rising faster than economists expected."</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br>/6</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>“'Another wipeout walloped Wall Street Friday,' Stan Choe of the Associated Press wrote today. The S&amp;P 500 had one of its worst days in two years, dropping 2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 715 points, losing 1.7% of its value. The Nasdaq Composite fell 2.7%."</p><p>~ Heather Cox Richardson </p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br>/5</p><p><a href="https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-28-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">heathercoxrichardson.substack.</span><span class="invisible">com/p/march-28-2025</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"U.S. consumer confidence continued its sharp 2025 decline as Americans’ views about their financial futures slumped to a 12-year low, driven by rising anxiety over tariffs and inflation."</p><p>~ Matt Ott</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br>/4</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-economy-inflation-bd6ece8784efff205e2ab922bcb86958" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/consumer-co</span><span class="invisible">nfidence-economy-inflation-bd6ece8784efff205e2ab922bcb86958</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"President Donald Trump's foolish and chaotic economic policy is paralyzing the economy and causing consumer sentiment to plummet—ratcheting up the odds that the United States descends into a full-blown recession, experts said Friday."</p><p>~ Emily Singer</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br>/3</p><p><a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/28/2313107/-Americans-are-feeling-very-anxious-over-Trump-s-boneheaded-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailykos.com/stories/2025/3/28</span><span class="invisible">/2313107/-Americans-are-feeling-very-anxious-over-Trump-s-boneheaded-tariffs</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Barely more than two months into Trump’s second term, economic experts are issuing warnings.</p><p>'This is one of the scariest charts I’ve seen in awhile,' declared The Washington Post’s economic columnist Heather Long, pointing to a chart showing the 'Expected Change in Financial Situation in a Year.'”</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br>/2</p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Reports are now showing consumer confidence has plummeted to its lowest level in 12 years, the markets are currently tanking, analysts have downgraded predictions for stocks, core inflation is rising, GDP projections have been sliced in half or are now negative, unemployment is expected to increase, and some major corporations are projecting sales decreases." </p><p>~ David Badash</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TaxCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCuts</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/StockMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StockMarket</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Dow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dow</span></a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.alternet.org/the-rich-are-worried/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alternet.org/the-rich-are-worr</span><span class="invisible">ied/</span></a></p>