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Liz Truss and Donald Trump - what's the difference?

Infinite Chaos

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Seems that US Government Bonds are being dumped by the market - they are usually a safe place when there is governmental chaos but things are so bad that even US treasury bonds are seen as a pile of poop.

Confidence in the US economy is plummeting as investors dumped government debt amid growing concerns over the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Stock markets have been falling sharply over the past few days in reaction to Trump pressing ahead with tariffs.

However, the sale of bonds poses a major problem for the world's biggest economy.

The interest rate for US borrowing over 10 years has spiked sharply in the past couple of days up from 3.9%.


So - the answer to the OP: the Conservatives were able to force Liz Truss's resignation within 49 days after she crashed the UK economy and forced the Bank of England to take action. She also managed to take 20% off most people's retirement funds that year.
Trump is busily crashing the world economy and we are all stuck with him for another 4 years. The Fed is likely to take action but who knows with this US Govt what that will do - and I feel sory for US investors who are due to retire in the Trump presidency.

There is no way the Republicans will turn on their President making disastrous decisions for their nation whereas Parliamentary democracies usually have a mechanism that works when the head of the Govt goes haywire.
 
Seems that US Government Bonds are being dumped by the market - they are usually a safe place when there is governmental chaos but things are so bad that even US treasury bonds are seen as a pile of poop.




So - the answer to the OP: the Conservatives were able to force Liz Truss's resignation within 49 days after she crashed the UK economy and forced the Bank of England to take action. She also managed to take 20% off most people's retirement funds that year.
Trump is busily crashing the world economy and we are all stuck with him for another 4 years. The Fed is likely to take action but who knows with this US Govt what that will do - and I feel sory for US investors who are due to retire in the Trump presidency.

There is no way the Republicans will turn on their President making disastrous decisions for their nation whereas Parliamentary democracies usually have a mechanism that works when the head of the Govt goes haywire.
When trump's little bit of pain hits enough folks, they will turn on trump.
 
When trump's little bit of pain hits enough folks, they will turn on trump.

If it didn't affect my eventual pension, I wouldn't be so bothered.

Someone said to me (in the real world) that these tariffs are supposed to raise enough cash for tax cuts for Trump's billionaire buddies but it seems nearly everyone is going to lose from his policies. I guess those with the skill and resources to short on the market are the ones who will walk away laughing.
 
Seems that US Government Bonds are being dumped by the market - they are usually a safe place when there is governmental chaos but things are so bad that even US treasury bonds are seen as a pile of poop.




So - the answer to the OP: the Conservatives were able to force Liz Truss's resignation within 49 days after she crashed the UK economy and forced the Bank of England to take action. She also managed to take 20% off most people's retirement funds that year.
Trump is busily crashing the world economy and we are all stuck with him for another 4 years. The Fed is likely to take action but who knows with this US Govt what that will do - and I feel sory for US investors who are due to retire in the Trump presidency.

There is no way the Republicans will turn on their President making disastrous decisions for their nation whereas Parliamentary democracies usually have a mechanism that works when the head of the Govt goes haywire.
Liz Truss was not a cult leader.
 
If it didn't affect my eventual pension, I wouldn't be so bothered.

Someone said to me (in the real world) that these tariffs are supposed to raise enough cash for tax cuts for Trump's billionaire buddies but it seems nearly everyone is going to lose from his policies. I guess those with the skill and resources to short on the market are the ones who will walk away laughing.
The super wealthy can weather the storm, many people with a 401 can't. If you lose a third of your money due to trump's policies, even when the bottom finally arrives, most folks won't have the money to buy low but the billionaires will.
 
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