"Also today, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta forecast a dramatic contraction in the economy in the first quarter of 2025. Evaluating current data according to a mathematical model, it moved from an expected 2.9% growth in gross domestic product at the end of January to –2.8% today."

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/2

"Donald Trump’s introduction of his long-threatened 25 percent trade tariffs on Mexico and Canada has caused global stock markets to drop sharply, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all falling."

~ Oliver O'Connell, Joe Sommerlad, Ariana Baio

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/3

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-tariffs-recession-stocks-canada-live-updates-b2708571.html

U.S. forecast to enter recession after Trump crashes markets with tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico: Live

President’s trade aggression causes unease after he suspends American aid for Ukraine

^{Oliver O'Connell (The Independent)}

"The unease has already led to warnings that the U.S. could be heading for recession, with the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model estimating real GDP growth for the first quarter of 2025 at -2.8 percent, down from +3.9 percent just four weeks ago."

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/4

"Unbridled Tariff Man was always going to be a big economic risk in a second term, and here we are."

~ Wall Street Journal

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
/5

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/trump-takes-the-dumbest-tariff-plunge-5da57946

Opinion | Trump Takes the Dumbest Tariff Plunge

He says the 25% levies on Mexico and Canada will begin Tuesday. Stocks fall.

^WSJ

"Trump has created a climate of extreme economic uncertainty. And that’s really bad for the economy in the most fundamental way. If you’re tied to the global economy in really any way it’s hard to imagine you’d be making any big spending decisions at the moment. And that plays down to the consumer level. Meanwhile, the administration is at least trying to yank a lot of government spending out of the domestic economy."

~ Josh Marshall

#Trump #StockMarket #recession
/6

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/ominous-economic-data

Ominous Economic Data

The Atlanta Fed has again lowered its projection for first quarter 2025 GDP. It had been predicting growth of 2.3%. At the end of last week that was revised to…

^{Josh Marshall (TPM - Talking Points Memo)}

"We assess that the Presidency has been captured by Vladimir Putin. Until we see proof otherwise, assume that Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance are proxies for Putin, Xi, and their allies. China backs Russia fully.

Russia’s strategic goal is to dismantle the United States. They will pursue this through creating internal turmoil and dysfunction, trying to destroy the dollar and by 'ending' the Federal Reserve."

~ Dave Troy

#Musk #Trump #Putin #economy
/7

https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1iwjijEK_6oyN4hV2QahTN0pHcztDNjX5GeeUqWBq_Rw/mobilebasic?ref=america2.news

Managing Financial Instability In 2025

MANAGING FINANCIAL INSTABILITY IN 2025 By David Troy, Publisher + Editor, America 2.0 Published November 8, 2024; Last Updated March 4, 2025 The Trump/Vance administration has the potential to unleash widespread economic harms, many of which are not…

^{Google Docs}

"Trump is killing the economy, reducing the U.S. government to rubble, and destroying our relationships with our allies. Putin may love it, but it’s a catastrophe for us and much of the rest of the world."

~ Robert Reich

#Musk #Trump #Putin #StockMarket #economy #Dow #Nasdaq #SandP #tariffs #recession
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https://robertreich.substack.com/p/democrats-wake-the-hell-up

Democrats! Wake the hell up!

Boycott Trump’s address to Congress tonight. If you must go, make good trouble.

^{Robert Reich}