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Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Aug 27, 2018

The beginning of a trend? Tipping point reached?

We'll see how this plays out over the next few months. May was -1.7%. Tariffs?, Rising Interest Rates?, A bubble?, The shine is wearing off?, All of the above? That was the first time negative numbe...
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drsteve
Explorer
Aug 27, 2018
memtb wrote:
Do ya think that the “fed” raising interest rates could “also” play into this? Or...are we just gonna “bash” the tariffs? It seems that the majority of fault finding points at the tariffs. I may be wrong....but I think the tariffs, are ultimately a good thing. They may cause discomfort at first.....but will help long term!


Econ 101 says otherwise, and so does history. Tariffs were one of the triggers for the Great Depression. There are no winners in a trade war.

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