Intro LO: I agree with Ray Dalio's autocracy warning (below). Also see my recent blog Done with USA (2). FT: US sliding towards 1930s-style autocracy, warns Ray Dalio FT subtitle: Billionaire hedge fund boss says other investors are too scared of Trump to speak out By: James Fontanella-Khan Date: 2 September 2025 "Ray Dalio fears President Donald Trump’s tax breaks...
Recently, the American president claimed the following on his Truth Social site: "Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America.” (eg, BBC, Bloomberg). Actually, I've been wondering about such a conspiracy against USA. How much time would it take for countries to conspire against USA...
Afgelopen dinsdag las ik een vreemd AD artikel: "Gelekt document onthult ultiem doel handelsoorlog Trump: ‘EU dwingen te kiezen tussen VS en China’. Ik heb moeite om dit te geloven omdat de vraag uit Europa vooral gaat om de levering van Amerikaanse (financiële) diensten, alsmede om Chinese goederen. De oorzaak is vrij simpel: kwaliteit versus kwantiteit. Amerika...
Enige tijd geleden vroeg ik me al af wat het tij van opkomend nationalisme zou kunnen keren (o.a. mijn blogs van 2025-01a, 2025-01b, 2025-02). Ik dacht toen nog dat dit een kwestie van vele jaren zou zijn. Onderstaand recente Bloomberg artikel lijkt een ander antwoord te geven: de Canadese premier Justin Trudeau leek politiek dood en begraven, maar het Amerika van...
Many articles claim that Trump's proposed surge in import tariffs (eg, Canada & Mexico, BRICS nations) will cause a surge in inflation. In and of itself, that (primary) argument is true. However, such articles often ignore its secondary impact, on demand & supply. Rising inflation will only be relevant for goods & services that we need. Items that we...
In March 2017, I started writing on The Trump-Bannon Revolution: Disruption, Chaos & Destruction. Five more parts followed in this blog series. In 2018, it ended with Trump’s revolution of disruption, chaos and destruction (6). I suppose the 2025 Trump Administration will continue with its disruption, chaos and destruction by his most controversial (nominated)...
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