Trade wars don't make winners – they create mutual losers. That's the stark reality emerging from our deep dive into the Trump administration's tariff policies and their dangerous economic consequences. The White House justifications for escalating tariffs rest on a fundamentally false premise: that the United States faces systematically unfair treatment in global trade. This narrative represents a socially constructed straw man argument rather than economic reality. By examining the evidenc...
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Trade wars don't make winners – they create mutual losers. That's the stark reality emerging from our deep dive into the Trump administration's tariff policies and their dangerous economic consequences. The White House justifications for escalating tariffs rest on a fundamentally false premise: that the United States faces systematically unfair treatment in global trade. This narrative represents a socially constructed straw man argument rather than economic reality. By examining the evidenc...
Gold doesn’t leap to records without a story. We unpack why $4,326 per troy ounce isn’t just about inflation, but about confidence shifting amid tariff threats, rare earth controls, and geopolitical strain. From China’s new export restrictions to a fragile 90‑day tariff window, we map how policy volatility is rewiring sourcing, inventory decisions, and the cost of capital across global supply chains. We dig into the headlines around AI in apparel manufacturing and separate signal from noise....
Chain Reaction
Trade wars don't make winners – they create mutual losers. That's the stark reality emerging from our deep dive into the Trump administration's tariff policies and their dangerous economic consequences. The White House justifications for escalating tariffs rest on a fundamentally false premise: that the United States faces systematically unfair treatment in global trade. This narrative represents a socially constructed straw man argument rather than economic reality. By examining the evidenc...