Occurrence 233 of the Investopedia Express podcast with Caleb Silver (March 31, 2025)
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Investors accept been bracing for, and selling ahead of April 2nd, dubbed “Liberation Day” by the White House, when hundreds of billions of dollars in tolls are set to be imposed on Canada, Mexico and China. That has driven consumer and investor sentiment down to multi-year lows as we on the point of ourselves for more inflation and profit pressure. Meanwhile, the rise of a new coalition of autocracies called the CRINKs has been really busy doing business with one another in Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, and they are doing it without the dollar. Here’s what a weakening greenback means for the strength of the U.S. economy as it enters a new era of protectionism.
Links for Show Notes:
- https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/other-areas/office-of-technology-evaluation-ote/section-232-investigations
- https://www.investopedia.com/titles/p/protectionism.asp
- https://globaltradealert.org/
- https://www.investopedia.com/what-to-expect-in-the-markets-this-week-11704419
- https://www.investopedia.com/investors-are-gripped-by-fear-and-distrust-but-hold-onto-favorite-stocks-11703339
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnG2EvqRKbA