Roger that. Dow now down 474 points now. USD index almost at 95. There is no way in hell to jack up exports with the alleged US Dollar up in the graveyard in the sky like that.
When the US real estate economy collapsed, in 2008, and credit limits were lowered, Joe Sixpack had no money to continue paying down loans. Everything was so bad in 2009 that things had to get better. And they did.
With everything getting so greater after Trump getting elected, I assumed soon after that it was a psychological placebo effect, and a new economic slowdown was a no brainer.
I’m sure TPTB know what I know, and it would explain all the love fest cheerleading via Trump, about how great the economy has been doing. They are using psychology, words, to maintain confidence with the masses.
The next thing ya know, they’ll be telling us on TV, thru Trump, that all we have to fear, is fear itself. 🙂