How the Trump administration is using tariffs as a negotiating tool to weaken the U.S. dollar and increase the global competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers.
Topics covered include:
- Why U.S. stocks are falling, and recession risk is increasing
- How the U.S. dollar as the reserve currency is becoming a burden on the U.S.
- How the Trump administration aims to reduce its trade deficit and make it less attractive for foreign governments to own U.S. assets
- What are the risks of trying to weaken the U.S. dollar
Show Notes
A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System by Stephen Miran—Hudson Bay Capital
Wonking Out: The Mysteries of the Almighty Dollar by Paul Krugman—The New York Times
On the Persistence of the China Shock by David Autor, David Dorn, and Gordon H. Hanson—NBER
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP)—World Bank Data Group | Prosperity Data360
Two cheers for Germany’s fiscal reform by Neil Shearing—Capital Economics
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