I mean there are clear signals that the US is trying to bully its allies and in the near future it could be avoided for trades and other things. EU can forge new trading partnerships with other countries and move on.
At some point with this administration's policy , the US could be avoided and isolated. What would happen then with the economy and the stock market ?
Its so easy to dismantle and destroy strong partnerships that were built in decades by a bunch of people that are acting so reckless and spoiled.
Never seen such a type of acting from the US , and Trump seems that he is trying so hard to do whatever it takes to distract the public attention from something or maybe to avoid something, or maybe its something about the stock market?
Are you afraid that this US administration could really hurt the US economy ?
byu/JonOwn1805 ininvesting
Posted by JonOwn1805
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Just buy the dip. That’s all you can do.
Could? Lol
They WILL hurt the economy. And people are just gonna take it.
The man has only crashed and burned literally every single business he has ever touched
you tell me what you think might happen if his party does not step in and start controlling him, don’t worry I’m sure the dems will get all the blame for the crash when it happens right before midterms
Absolutely. In the present, and future.
Bro the damage has already been done. Economy has been damaged ever since the first few nonsensical tariffs got slapped on. We’d be doing waaaaaay better under a different admin.
This is laughable. You’d have to be living under a rock otherwise.
Where have you been for the last year? All he’s done is fuck over the American people
Vix index (volatility indicator) says yes
We been there…..
Mercosur is already signed, so after all orange nonsense about Greenland that’s where mr orange will start paying attention to next
I was up 18% last year. I’m fine. put more in every week.
VOO and chill 😎
I think everything will be volatile but generally functional, possibly even successful, until the end of his term. The new administration will either try to return to former policies or won’t have the DILLIGAF attitude, and a whole bunch of stuff will crash down.
He is TRYING to wreck the economy. Doesn’t listen to their words, watch their actions. He wants the US out of NATO and knows he can’t get a 2/3rds vote in congress so he’s going to try to destroy it. This is going to fundamentally weaken the American economy and send allies into China’s open arms.
Could?!
*Points everywhere*
I’m really curious what will happen with the fed chair. The balls on Powell standing up to orange, must be enormous. When his term is up and orange puts in someone else, will they just do whatever? how low will the new chair lower rates? What will inflation look like then?
The more the government is involved, the worse it is for the economy. The US economy hasn’t been growing because of Trump, its been growing in spite of Trump.
It’s possible, doesn’t mean I have to be afraid of it. Economic downturns are a regular part of life, regardless of reason.
Invest appropriately.
No, I’m mad as hell that he’s already wrecked us on so many levels.
Trump is a metastatic cancer deep inside this country. The results may not all be immediately visible but they’re no less devastating.
Look up any statistic on the performance of the bottom half of the country (for businesses and individuals), isolated from the fluff/extreme wealth up top. The economy is already damaged.
He’s already damaged trade with his idiotic tariffs- once trade routes are established between other countries, they don’t just come back to the US. Our economy is being propped up by the AI bubble, otherwise it would be crashing and he’d be facing impeachment
Already has. Will continue to.
Any one of you in here worried about your portfolios but unwilling to account for the rampant greed and cronyism that got us here…..look in the mirror. This is what greed and self interest of the ignorant will get you.
Widen your aperture. The future demands it.
Bro bad new it’s ready too late, in the past year every country have switched there trade partners behind the scenes will playing theaters with usa, plus isa have lost evyre inch of trustworthiness by electing that moron. The repercussions of will be fell i. 6month to 1 year
The dude is a russian spy, who did he invite in he new “peace board” alliance? Russia, thats right,…
Where else will you put your money? The US stock market is still the best in the world. Has the best companies with the most innovations. Has a clear rules based system currently. Companies are audited. The EU has decent rules but not a lot of innovative companies compared to the USA. And China? Lol they literally just take over companies and dont have a clear rules based accounting system.
Overall the US is the best place to invest period. You literally have no other great options. Trump knows this.
He just invaded a country and took the oil for himself personally and is managing the money in a foreign bank, and his party has done nothing…..things are peachy
To be honest as a young investor I’m not afraid, and selfishly I don’t mind as long as it’s not so bad that it can’t be picked up in the next decade or two. Let me buy on discount.
I find it genuinely amazing the word markets and economies have fared so well in spite of the lunacy he and the minions who control him have imposed on the world. In a way, it is helping everyone to move towards better diversification or trade. I do worry about the percentage of US stock in my portfolio over the long term though.
I wouldn’t say “signals”. Those are facts and they are happening.
Could? Lol. We’re in a recession right now (hence why the federal gov has stopped reporting economic data these last few months), and if we keep these tariffs in place, we’re going to sleepwalk into the worst depression since the Great Depression, entirely man-made.
Edit: After the Great Depression and the collapse of global trade following the 1930 Hawley-Smoot tariffs, U.S. policy shifted *away* from tariffs in favor of multilateral efforts to reduce them.
This led to a decrease in average tariff rates, from ~60% on tariffed goods and ~20% on all imports during the Great Depression, to 4.7% on tariffed goods and 1.4% on all imports by 2017.
However, during Trump’s first term, he imposed tariffs on key imports like steel, aluminum, washing machines, and solar panels. Steel tariffs raised costs for manufacturers by 25% and aluminum tariffs by 10%, which led to higher prices in sectors like automotive and construction.
Tariffs on washing machines and solar panels increased prices for consumers and businesses in those industries. The trade war with China escalated, imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, leading to price hikes for consumer electronics and clothing.
While the tariffs were supposed to “protect” U.S. jobs, particularly in manufacturing, the overall impact was a disruption of supply chains and higher costs across various industries. With Donald’s latest tariffs, the U.S. tariff rate on all imports is now—today—around 22%, up from 2.5% in 2024.
This is the highest tax rate on imported goods since the 1934 Great Depression-era tariffs.
Trump’s tariffs in his second term far exceed the levels of his first term, pushing costs even higher and it’s imposing financial strain on consumers and unprotected industries. Prices for almost everything Americans buy have skyrocketed since April 2025, (when Trump’s tariffs took effect) while jobs are disappearing. Look at all the layoffs happening in every industry. Consumers are paying more, earning less, and the economy is weakening.
We will go into a deep recession if Republicans don’t walk back these tariffs. It will also wreck the world economy. If the tariffs continue over time, the economy will face mass unemployment, declining investment, and a sharp contraction in global trade—meaning we’re looking at a depression i.e. a prolonged period of economic downturn lasting years.
The last depression we had was of course the Great Depression, which lasted from 1929-1939. It took a war—WW2—to pull us out—because we bombed the shit out of everyone elses manufacturing.
We have a choice between insane inflation or default on our debt. Yeah we’re already fucked
As long as the market is up it’s all good.
I worry that the economy is the least of it. He will cause a bloodbath, like Jan 6, but 10 times worse. Many people will die because of him.
The best case scenario for me is an economic recession, an obvious one, that makes our fellow countrymen reject him thoroughly.
But it is very likely that the tax cuts will stimulate economy, temporarily at least; and his minions will publish doctored up economic numbers. The country will muddle through for a while. With this guy it never ends well. But this summer will
be OK.
Repeat it with me. The stock market does not represent the economy.
I think you meant to ask how bad will they hurt the global economy? I worry that the damage and pain are just starting to begin.
Job growth in the US has slowed to the point where historically it has almost always coincided with a recession. Even if you ignore the absolutely wild foreign policy decisions domestically he is hurting the economy.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=1QqL2
No
Remember when they revised the jobs number and it was completely the opposite of what had been previously reported?