University of Michigan’s closely watched #ConsumerSentiment index nosedived to 50.8 in April from 57 last month. Sentiment is now at its second-lowest level in history. Expectations for #inflation also hit the highest level in 44 years, according to the survey. Meanwhile, #WallStreet executives warned #tariffs were sending the U.S. #economy into the unknown and that the uncertainty was already hurting #consumers and companies alike. https://data.sca.isr.umich.edu/fetchdoc.php?docid=78393 #insidertrading #economy #finance #maga
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US consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952
The University of Michigan says consumer sentiment just hit a 3-year low. Why? Inflation fears are surging again.
People are worried about prices, interest rates, and where the hell this economy is headed. #economy #inflation #prices #uspol #uspolitics #politics
CNBCConsumer sentiment tumbles in April as inflation fears spike, University of Michigan survey shows
Trotz sinkender #Großhandelspreise und ausbleibender #Vogelgrippe-Ausbrüche zahlen US-Verbraucher weiter Rekordpreise für #Eier.
Im März kostete ein Dutzend im Schnitt 6,23 Dollar.
Aussagen von Präsident #DonaldTrump zur Preisentspannung zeigen bislang keine Wirkung auf den #Verbraucherpreisindex.
Logisch. In Deutschland fallen die #Verbraucherpreise ja auch kaum. Sind die Preise erst einmal hoch, werden monatelang Traum-Profite gemacht.
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"The self-inflicted uncertainty from the #China #tariffs has turned the corporate capital expenditures world upside down, created mass #uncertainty not seen since Covid, created a price shock that will impact the daily lives of US #consumers with no end in sight, & unfortunately ripped the hearts & lungs out of the US #BigTech #SupplyChain in the process with no minimal to no alternatives," Ives wrote.
#Consumers will feel effects of #tariffs soon
Dan Ives, an analyst w/Wedbush Securities financial group, warned in an industry note that the "economic tariff Armageddon unleashed by #Trump" has been hanging over #WallStreet like a dark cloud for weeks, but now, consumers are going to feel it too.
#economy #inflation #recession #trumpcession #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-tariffs-live-updates-china-raises-retaliatory-levies-125-dollar-rcna200775/rcrd76872?canonicalCard=true
NBC News · Trump tariffs live updates: China raises retaliatory levies on U.S. goods to 125% as U.S. dollar sinks
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@Nonilex Trump has no ideology beyond satisfying his own personal needs. He is a raging bull in a china shop. I don’t know what insanity means, exactly, but there are a large number of people who like the way he thinks. Beyond the immediate need to stop Trump, his supporters, benefactors and enablers constitute the larger threat.
#Trump #USPOL #insanity #economy #Tariffs #inflation #democracy #kakistocracy #Fascism #Christofascist #Maga #project2 #billionaires
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“In the last few days, we have had many conversations with macro #fund managers,” wrote Tom Lee, the head of research at the #financial analysis firm FSInsights.
“And their concern is that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology,” Lee continued. “A few have quietly wondered if the President might be #insane.”
What show have they been watching for the last 9 years?
Fund managers quietly fear #Trump doesn’t have a #tariff plan & that he ‘might be insane’
Some fund managers concerned ‘that the White House is not acting rationally, but rather on ideology. And some even fear that this may not even be ideology’
#USpol #insanity #economy #tariffs #inflation #recession #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://newrepublic.com/post/193805/donald-trump-investors-freak-out-economic-policies
The New Republic · Is Trump “Insane”? Investors Freak Out About His Economic PoliciesDonald Trump’s moves are making people who actually understand the economy very nervous.
#WallStreet continues fall
Wall Street's indexes opened lower on Friday as #markets assessed the latest escalation in #Trump’s #TradeWar, with #China increasing its #tariffs on #US imports to 125%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 100.2 points, or 0.25%, at the open to 39493.42.
The S&P 500 fell 12.5 points, or 0.24%, at the open to 5255.56, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 28.8 points, or 0.18%, to 16358.532 at the opening bell.
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@tagesschau Wurde die MWST bereits gesenkt? #Inflation
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The premium investors demand to hold #US Treasuries rather than #German #Bunds - now apparently one of the safe havens of choice - has exploded.
It's heading for its biggest weekly increase since the 1990s, which reflects the extent to which investors are dumping #Treasuries.
The dollar is at the heart of it &, with #markets, it's always what's beneath the surface that can cause the most damage.
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The main casualty in all this is the #US #dollar.
For 80 years, it's been the mainstay of the #financial system & the ultimate of safe havens, along w/ #Treasuries.
But w/investors now doubting the reliability of the #UnitedStates as a #trading partner & fears creeping in about the stability of the #bond market, the dollar is bearing the brunt.
#Trump #economy #inflation #recession #geopolitics #RevengePolitics
https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-tariffs-live-markets-whipsaw-trade-war-fuels-global-recession-fears-2025-04-11/
Wo die Preise im März besonders gestiegen sind
Billigere Energie hat die Inflationsrate in Deutschland zuletzt auf den niedrigsten Stand seit knapp einem halben Jahr gedrückt. Preistreiber blieben dagegen die Nahrungsmittel.
tagesschau.de · Wo die Preise im März besonders gestiegen sindBilligere Energie hat die Inflationsrate in Deutschland zuletzt auf den niedrigsten Stand seit knapp einem halben Jahr gedrückt. Preistreiber blieben dagegen die Nahrungsmittel.
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#China said its new #tariffs would take effect on Saturday.
The world’s two biggest economies have been engaged in a fast-moving tit-for-tat that has seen the cost of trade soar over the past two weeks.
On Friday, China’s top leader, #Xi Jinping, spoke publicly about the tariffs for the first time since Washington & Beijing started hitting each other with progressively higher levies this month.
“There are no winners in a tariff war,” he said.
#China Raises #Tariffs on US Imports to 125%
Beijing’s retaliation came after the White House had raised its tariff on Chinese goods to 125%, on top of an existing 20% tax.
#Trump #economy #inflation #recession
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/business/china-tariffs-125.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B9CDA4A8-BA7F-461B-847E-3111A8359829
The New York Times · China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%, Calling Trump’s Policies a ‘Joke’
#bürgergeld #grundsicherung #regelsatz #inflation
Aha! Es fällt langsam auf!
"Regelsatz soll neu berechnet werden, wobei „neu“ hier nicht wirklich treffend ist. Stattdessen möchten die Koalitionspartner das alte und verstaubte Hartz-IV-Berechnungsmodell wieder herauskramen, welches bei der Bürgergeld Einführung aus gutem Grund ersetzt wurde."
https://www.buergergeld.org/news/neue-berechnung-des-buergergeld-regelsatzes-bringt-sozialen-rueckschritt/
Bürgergeld · Neue Berechnung des Bürgergeld Regelsatzes bringt sozialen RückschrittDer Bürgergeld-Regelsatz soll neu berechnet werden, wobei "neu" hier nicht wirklich treffend ist. Stattdessen möchten die Koalitionspartner das alte und
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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Austan Goolsbee, who as president of the #Chicago #Fed will vote on policy decisions by the central bank this year, said a 10% tariff on the rest of the world without any exemptions will “materially increase #inflation in the near-term & have a somewhat serious impact upon output.”
The S&P 500 tumbled 3.5% on Thursday, signaling renewed investor concern about the worsening #TradeWar with #China & the destabilizing effects of #Trump’s #tariffs.
Few corners of the stock market were spared from Thursday’s slump. More than 80% of the stocks in the S&P 500 ended the day lower. The energy sector led declines as oil prices tumbled, another harbinger of slowing global growth.
#economy #inflation #recession
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/10/business/trump-tariffs-stocks/heres-the-latest?smid=url-share
The New York Times · Trump Tariff Live Updates: Stock Market Tumbles Again as Trade War With China Worsens