The Tariffs Just Broke the System (And It's All On Purpose)
Published: 2025-04-22
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Published: 2025-04-22
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Analyzed
Predictions from this Video
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Tariffs on goods from China are predicted to reach 245%.
"Tariffs on China could get as high as 245%."
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The US government's priority is lowering interest rates to refinance $9 trillion in national debt maturing this year.
"US really wants to have lower interest rates so the US can refinance the $9 trillion worth of national debt that's coming due this year."
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President Trump intends to remove Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
"President Trump wants to fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell."
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The US is rumored to be considering issuing a 'super bond' with a 100-year maturity.
"there's even rumors of the United States potentially issuing something called the super bond. A bond with a 100year payback period."
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The US is employing tariffs as a strategy to encourage other nations to lower their tariffs, thereby promoting fair trade and increasing revenue.
"The US is using tariffs to pressure other countries to drop their tariffs, create fair trade, and make more money."
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A potential outcome is the repatriation of high-skilled manufacturing jobs to the US, reducing reliance on foreign production.
"Another outcome is potentially bringing back high-skilled manufacturing jobs so the US can make its own stuff again and not have to rely on a competing country to make it for them."
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Tariffs may be used as leverage to isolate China and reduce the US trade deficit.
"Or the US could also be using tariffs as pressure points against other countries to cut China off so they can't get around the tariffs and the US can close the trade deficit."
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Inflation is predicted to fall below 2%, leading to lower prices for goods like eggs and gas, making everything more affordable.
"inflation's slowed down to below 2% and the price of eggs and gas have fallen, so everything is more affordable now."
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High interest rates will make refinancing the US national debt extremely difficult.
"And if interest rates stay this high, that refinancing becomes a nightmare."
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The US federal government's current fiscal trajectory is unsustainable in the long term.
"In the long run, the US is on an unsustainable fiscal path. The US federal government is on an unsustainable fiscal path."
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Strategies to lower interest rates include pressuring the Federal Reserve, influencing market sentiment, and reframing the inflation narrative to encourage rate cuts.
"You can do whatever you can to get interest rates down. You pressure the Fed. You scare the markets and you maybe even reshape the story around inflation and say, 'Hey, it's already coming down now. It's time to cut.'"
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President Trump expressed his desire for Jerome Powell's immediate removal from his position as Fed chair.
"On April 17th, President Trump said, 'Termination of Jerome Powell cannot come fast enough.'"
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Jerome Powell's term as Fed chair extends until 2026, and he can only be removed for misconduct, not policy differences.
"Drum Pal's term runs until 2026, and the law says he can only be removed for cause, which means misconduct, but not policy disagreements."
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A faster reduction in interest rates by the Federal Reserve would accelerate the US's ability to refinance its debt.
"The faster the Fed can cut the rate, the faster the US can refinance its debt."
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If issued in 2025, a super bond would have a repayment deadline in 2125.
"if the government sells one of these this year in 2025, they wouldn't have to pay it back until the year 2125."
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Refinancing US debt at current interest rates of 4-6% would result in prohibitively high interest payments that would strain the budget.
"if we refinance all our debt right now at 4, five or 6% interest, the interest payments would just eat the budget alive."
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Given current market volatility, inflation, uncertainty, and Federal Reserve actions, it is unlikely that anyone would purchase a 100-year US bond.
"the catch though is who's going to buy a 100-year loan to the US right now with all the volatility, all the inflation, uncertainty, and the Fed drama? Probably nobody."
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The stock market, specifically the S&P 500, is experiencing significant negative reactions, including one of the largest drops in decades and trillions in value loss over a short period.
"The markets are reacting in a bad way. The stock market's S&P 500 just had one of the biggest drops in decades, losing trillions of dollars in value in just a couple days."
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Nvidia experienced a market capitalization decrease exceeding $100 billion.
"Nvidia alone just lost over a hundred billion dollars in market cap."
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The VIX, a measure of market fear, rose into the 40s and briefly reached the 50s, indicating panic in the markets.
"The VIX, which is how Wall Street measures the fear and greed index, went up into the 40s and at one point even hit the 50s. That's what's called panic territory."
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The bond market is exhibiting stock-like volatility, with short-term rates decreasing due to anticipated Fed rate cuts, while long-term yields are increasing.
"the bond market, which is supposed to be the most boring part about all of this, is acting like a stock. Short-term rates are also falling because investors think the Fed will have to cut interest rates. But long-term yields are going up."
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The 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 4% as long-term investors seek greater returns to compensate for inflation and uncertainty.
"The 10-year Treasury yield went up above 4%. Because long-term investors are demanding more compensation, not just for inflation, but for uncertainty."
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The global economy is experiencing similar downturns, with Germany entering a recession and the European Central Bank beginning to lower interest rates to prevent further economic contraction.
"The rest of the world is going through the same thing. In Europe, Germany's facing a recession, and the European Central Bank has already started lowering interest rates to try to avoid a recession."
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Investors are shifting funds from risky assets to US dollars and short-term bonds, a trend identified by economists as a 'flight to safety' amidst global chaos.
"investors are pulling their money out of risky markets and into US dollars and short-term bonds. Even with all this chaos, the whole world is going through what economists call a flight to safety."
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Currently, cash, gold, and short-term US Treasury bonds are considered the safest investment options.
"And right now, safety looks like cash, gold, and short-term US Treasury bonds."
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The speaker anticipates a long-term upward trend in the stock market, viewing significant drops as opportunities to purchase more shares.
"I believe that in the long term, the market will continue to go up, especially if we have a big drop. In fact, I kind of hope that we see a lot more drops in the future so I can buy more of the market."
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Bitcoin is presented as a currency system that cannot be manipulated, unlike government-created fiat money systems.
"if paper money systems are the illusion that the government created, Bitcoin is the trick that can't be rigged"
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The speaker intends to transfer Bitcoin holdings from exchanges to cold storage.
"then I'm moving that Bitcoin off the exchanges and into cold storage."
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