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Dulcinea

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Sat Aug 2, 2025, 05:01 AM Aug 2

It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs

WASHINGTON (AP) — For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus.

Job gains are dwindling. Inflation is ticking upward. Growth has slowed compared to last year.

More than six months into his term, Trump’s blitz of tariff hikes and his new tax and spending bill have remodeled America’s trading, manufacturing, energy and tax systems to his own liking. He’s eager to take credit for any wins that might occur and is hunting for someone else to blame if the financial situation starts to totter.

But as of now, this is not the boom the Republican president promised, and his ability to blame his Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, for any economic challenges has faded as the world economy hangs on his every word and social media post.

https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-warning-signs-financial-numbers-6f9754dbb6b21c9ef5c557b1ebfe6ce9

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It's Trump's economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs (Original Post) Dulcinea Aug 2 OP
When Trump gets his people in place, all those numbers will change. Jim__ Aug 2 #1
Rainbows and unicorns from Trump admin NCDem47 Aug 2 #3
ETTD UpInArms Aug 2 #2

Jim__

(14,932 posts)
1. When Trump gets his people in place, all those numbers will change.
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 05:15 AM
Aug 2

Note, I'm not saying that the underlying reality will change. But, we won't see any bad numbers.

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