Dollars and Sense America’s Inflation Nightmare Is Back With the announced tariffs on China already in place, and many more possible once the current 90-day pause on tariffs on most of the... Stephen SilverApril 29, 2025
Dollars and Sense High Prices and Empty Shelves: Trump’s Trade War with China Could Be a Disaster Is Trump’s Trade War a Self-Imposed Blockade for the U.S. Consumer? How would you like to go to Target or Wal-Mart and find not... Brent M. EastwoodApril 25, 2025
Uncategorized Trump Might Have Already Quit His Trade War It doesn’t seem like it, but “Liberation Day,” the day when President Donald Trump announced tariffs on the majority of countries in the world,... Stephen SilverApril 23, 2025
Dollars and Sense Donald Trump’s Childish Temper Tantrums Need To Stop The Federal Reserve is supposed to have independence. The president does not put public pressure on the Fed chairman for certain outcomes or really... Stephen SilverApril 21, 2025
Uncategorized Trump Has Declared War on the Federal Reserve The actions of the Federal Reserve have traditionally been independent and outside the realm of politics. According to the Fed’s website, while the Fed... Stephen SilverApril 17, 2025
Dollars and Sense Bad News Thanks to Trump’s Tariff War: The U.S. Dollar Is in Trouble Did Donald Trump Damage the U.S. Dollar? Last week, as a result of the chaotic week of tariffs being imposed and pulled back, the... Stephen SilverApril 16, 2025
Dollars and Sense 245% Tariff Won’t Work: Trump Has Already Lost His Trade War with China Donald Trump has clearly wanted, for years, to start a trade war with China. And in the opening weeks of his second administration, he... Stephen SilverApril 16, 2025
Dollars and Sense ‘President Chaos’: Donald Trump Could Create an Economic Disaster This past week was one of the most chaotic ones in history, in terms of the economy and stock market. Stocks plunged, rallied, and... Stephen SilverApril 12, 2025
Dollars and Sense ‘That’s a Lie’: Donald Trump Isn’t Cutting Social Security Donald Trump Is Learning a Hard Lesson: Making Changes to Social Security Is Fraught With Risk – While senior citizens in the United States... Brent M. EastwoodApril 11, 2025