Chaos - Robert Reich
Friends,
As tens of millions of Americans hussle to pay their taxes, Trump has put the entire global economy into chaos. 401(k)s are tanking, savings are shrinking, treasury bonds are losing value, supply chains are convulsing.
Even Americas oligarchs are petrified. They contributed millions to Trumps inauguration. Many invested heavily in his campaign. They lavished praise on the new president and have supported his every move in order to benefit from his promised big tax cut.
But the chaos hes unleashed on the world economy is causing many of them to go public with their worries.
Obviously, Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chases chief executive, said in a conference call with reporters, the China stuff is significant. We dont know the full effect.
But we do know that global investors are fleeing Treasury bonds, which had been the safest place to put money in the world. That may not be the full effect, but its a huge and frightening one.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/damning-with-faint-praise