Trump Is Destroying Everything He Touches
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How Trump Threw a Wrench Into Credit Markets
By Telis Demos | Oct 9, 2025 | Wall Street Journal
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/how-trump-threw-a-wrench-into-
credit-markets/ar-AA1O8EjR
Leverage combined with dramatic policymaking is proving to be a volatile mix.
Earlier this year, investors held their breath as the extent of President Trump’s tariff policies were laid out. But in the months that followed, it also became evident that the impact on the large businesses that comprise the S&P 500 may be mostly manageable. The index has since surged to all-time highs.
That doesn’t mean any policy effects went away. And some companies that are more vulnerable to policy changes, either by the narrower nature of their business, or because they had more fragile financial underpinnings, are feeling it.
That, in turn, is creating headaches for the Wall Street ecosystem that has extended credit to these companies. Many of these businesses aren’t publicly listed or well known. But they are important cogs in the markets they serve, and employ large numbers of people.
Changes to things like tariffs, healthcare spending or immigration policy are rarely cited as the sole cause of any company’s trouble. But the strain that policy changes may be putting on companies, or their customers, have been noted as events that have helped exacerbate other issues.
Another common factor is a heavy debt load, a risk that some investors worry has been accumulating in an exuberant and fast-growing market for company debts. There are even concerns about cases of fraud, which have sometimes flourished in buoyant markets.
Fortune Survey Shows Majority of CEOs Say Trump Tariffs Harm Their Businesses
In late September, auto-parts supplier First Brands Group filed for bankruptcy. According to a court filing from the company’s chief restructuring officer, recent “geopolitical uncertainty and headwinds from newly imposed tariffs have pressurized global supply chains and layered additional complications on the company’s operations.”
These included the company spending about $220 million on things such as pre-buying inventory and increasing its investment in a project to produce certain parts in the U.S., according to the filing. At the same time, the company faced “mounting funded debt and lease obligations,” the filing said, and these factors all “snowballed into a liquidity crisis.”
The bankruptcy is complicated, as the company used forms of “off-balance sheet” financing. Outside directors installed at the company are investigating the ways in which account receivables were used to secure financing, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
Other recent bankruptcies also have cited the effects of tariffs.
In June, auto-parts supplier Marelli filed for bankruptcy protection. The company’s chief executive, in a court filing, cited “macroeconomic headwinds associated with the imposition of tariffs in countries around the world.” Those headwinds “cast uncertainty on the company’s forecast and ability to service a large capital structure that would be magnified by the quantum of new financing required,” the filing said.
Home-décor retailer At Home Group also filed for bankruptcy in June. A court filing cited tariffs, including on imports from China, where it sources many of its goods, as a factor complicating its efforts to address its liquidity and manage its debt load.
In September, auto-lender Tricolor Holdings filed for a Chapter 7 liquidation. The causes of its bankruptcy also appear to be complex. The Journal has reported that one of the company’s bank financing partners has alleged fraud related to the collateral used to secure financing.
Before its bankruptcy, a different policy swing out of Washington had caused concern about the company’s lending. A June presale report by S&P Global Ratings’ structured finance group on a Tricolor securitization noted that the lender’s market niche included many immigrants, and that “changes in immigration policies and enforcement are an event risk that cou
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Trump is full of shit: "JUST OUT: Good news for the Holiday Season. EARLY PRICES ARE DOWN, WHILE TARIFFS ARE MAKING OUR COUNTRY AN ECONOMIC POWER AGAIN. Also, virtually NO INFLATION, AS STOCK MARKETS CONTINUALLY HIT RECORD HIGHS. THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS FOR THE U.S.A."
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Roughly half of U.S. states are effectively in a recession and ‘hanging on by their fingertips,’ Moody’s chief economist says
You deny an actual recession with periods of double digit inflation for 4 years and now you're going to call today a recession.
This is why nobody pays any attention to you anymore.
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Shush SECOND ixnay, about Trumps shitty economy. You'll upset comrade signym. And because Jack can't deny or show proof our posts are wrong, he can only say again and again, you didn't care before.
too funny...
T 
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Shush SECOND ixnay, about Trumps shitty economy. You'll upset comrade signym. And because Jack can't deny or show proof our posts are wrong, he can only say again and again, you didn't care before.
too funny...
T
Trump's economy is fine. Here's your proof, fuck stick.
It would have been a whole lot better if your boy Joe* didn't do this to us over the last 4 years:
https://www.bls.gov/charts/consumer-price-index/consumer-price-index-b
y-category-line-chart.htm#
You do understand that Inflation is cumulative, and that once one asshole fucks it all up that the prices never go back down to where they were before, don't you dumbass? Trump was left with the baseline prices that Joe Biden* caused when he was inaugurated.
We're at 2.7% inflation right now. Still higher than the FED target of 2%, but so much better than at any point during your idiot meatpuppet President after his first two months when he was handed an economy with only 1.4% inflation, in a 2020 where inflation was well below the FED target rate of 2%.
You're a fucking idiot, Ted. Get my name out of your mouth before I slap your stupid ass all over these boards again.
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I even took the liberty to dumb it down so somebody as dumb as you can understand it, Ted.
CPI (ALL ITEMS) PER MONTH, DATING BACK TO JANUARY 2020.
TRUMP'S FINAL YEAR (1ST TERM):
Jan 2020
2.5%
Feb 2020
2.3%
Mar 2020
1.5%
Apr 2020
0.3%
May 2020
0.1%
June 2020
0.6%
July 2020
1.0%
Aug 2020
1.3%
Sept 2020
1.4%
Oct 2020
1.2%
Nov 2020
1.2%
Dec 2020
1.4%
JOE BIDEN'S ONLY TERM (2021-2024)
Jan 2021
1.4%
Feb 2021
1.7%
Mar 2021
2.6%
Apr 2021
4.2%
May 2021
5.0%
June 2021
5.4%
July 2021
5.4%
Aug 2021
5.3%
Sept 2021
5.4%
Oct 2021
6.2%
Nov 2021
6.8%
Dec 2021
7.0%
Jan 2022
7.5%
Feb 2022
7.9%
Mar 2022
8.5%
Apr 2022
8.3%
May 2022
8.6%
June 2022
9.1%
July 2022
8.5%
Aug 2022
8.3%
Sept 2022
8.2%
Oct 2022
7.7%
Nov 2022
7.1%
Dec 2022
6.5%
Jan 2023
6.4%
Feb 2023
6.0%
Mar 2023
5.0%
Apr 2023
4.9%
May 2023
4.0%
June 2023
3.0%
July 2023
3.2%
Aug 2023
3.7%
Sept 2023
3.7%
Oct 2023
3.2%
Nov 2023
3.1%
Dec 2023
3.4%
Jan 2024
3.1%
Feb 2024
3.2%
Mar 2024
3.5%
Apr 2024
3.4%
May 2024
3.3%
June 2024
3.0%
July 2024
2.9%
Aug 2024
2.5%
Sept 2024
2.4%
Oct 2024
2.6%
Nov 2024
2.7%
Dec 2024
2.9%
TRUMP'S 2ND TERM:
Jan 2025
3.0%
Feb 2025
2.8%
Mar 2025
2.4%
Apr 2025
2.3%
May 2025
2.4%
June 2025
2.7%
July 2025
2.7%
Aug 2025
2.9%
Sep 2025
2.7%
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Inflation and Tariffs: Inflation has picked up since the tariffs were announced, with consumer price index data showing outsized increases in tariff-sensitive categories, including beef. The average tariff rate has increased to 17.4%, the highest since 1935, costing households an extra $2,300 in 2025.
Your long winded posts with you latching on to something, and completely getting it wrong are classic Signym. The other reasons you quote for high beef prices don't mean shit. This is not complicated. You don't need graphs or water shortage statistics to figure out what Trumps tariffs are doing. First, you have the price of something, in this case beef, add the cost of the tariff onto the product. In this case beef.
Even a child knows if you add 25% to the cost of something, then its cost goes up 25%. I'm laughing here because this is so simple. Again, even a child knows if American companies are paying the 25% tariff, some of that cost is passed onto the consumer; still laughing. By the way, in America it is called a tax. Trump raised everyone's taxes by raising the cost of everything they buy.
I can't believe how much time and energy you've put into two pages of this thread, arguing and defending Trumps tariffs. All the while saying they aren't killing American companies and consumers. He raised the price of everything, for business and consumer alike that has a tariff attached to it. Which is everything.
By how much did he raise our taxes? By the different tariff amounts attached to each product you buy or pay for. And more and more of those higher prices being picked up by our companies are passed onto us. I'm still laughing comrade, not really. This is a fucking nightmare.
Now, a tariff adds that amount onto the cost of a product. Regardless of other factors that may increase a price. A 25% tariff adds 25% to the cost. It's a sales, a consumption tax on the consumer. There's nothing to debate lass. If you think there is, ask a child to explain it to you.
And just a reminder. Trump is giving 2 trillion dollars in tax breaks to the top .01 percent. Where is he getting the money to replace his tax cuts for the rich? From tariffs, i.e. sales, consumption taxes of course. Also, by denying healthcare to millions, cutting NASA's budget by 47%, and so on and so on.
You know it takes a real moron to give an idiot an important job. And you did just that.
Next topic...
They're both very short comrade so watch them. Pay careful attention to the supply chain data. It's what I've been walking you up to. The key freight indicator. It's the lowest it's ever been for any September in recorded history.
It's here, it's happening and has been. It's just hitting harder now because as I've said, inventories are going to deplete. Anything that may still be in warehouses because of the tariffs companies aren't buying. I have been telling you and Gilligan these past months what was happening and what was going to happen. And even with that, you still didn't see it coming. And obviously still don't understand any of it.
tick tock
T
Latest supply chain data looks eerily like a freight recession
Price Hikes Hit American Consumers
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Everything he types is idiocy.
I want to frame this on my wall comrade. Checkmate...
How are Donald Trump's tariffs hurting America
Donald Trump's 2025 tariffs are having a wide-ranging impact on the U.S. economy, and experts are raising concerns about several key areas:
?? Economic Growth and Wages
The Penn Wharton Budget Model projects that Trump's tariffs could reduce long-run U.S. GDP by about 6% and wages by 5%.
A typical middle-income household may face a $22,000 lifetime loss, which is twice as damaging as a major corporate tax hike.
?? Trucking Industry Disruption
A new 25% tariff on imported medium and heavy-duty trucks is set to begin in November 2025. This could raise costs for transportation and logistics, which affect nearly every sector of the economy.
The trucking industry employs over 2 million Americans, and higher costs could threaten jobs and increase consumer prices.
?? Agriculture and Manufacturing Hit Hard
U.S. agriculture and durable manufacturing sectors are disproportionately hurt, with reduced output, lower employment, and rising prices.
Retaliatory tariffs from other countries are compounding the damage, especially in export-heavy industries.
?? Inflation and Investment
Tariffs are increasing inflation across multiple sectors, especially where global sourcing is critical (e.g., furniture, remodeling materials).
Reduced openness to international capital flows may lead to higher interest rates and lower investment, further slowing economic activity.
?? Global Trade Slowdown
The World Trade Organization forecasts a sharp slowdown in global trade growth in 2026, largely due to the delayed impact of U.S. tariffs.
Business and consumer confidence are weakening, and inventories are shrinking as companies brace for slower GDP growth.
T
Fuck signym, how many times must I explain the damage Trump is doing to health care before you get it? Pay particular attention to the number of illegals using our health care system. I think if you're honest, it'll surprise you.
T
Red states use Obamacare more; health care cuts hit red states hardest
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Hey fucker. I put the inflation numbers by month for your stupid ass to look at.
You lost another argument and didn't reply.
You're an idiot and a coward.
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I even took the liberty to dumb it down so somebody as dumb as you can understand it, Ted.
TRUMP'S 2ND TERM:
Jan 2025
3.0%
Feb 2025
2.8%
Mar 2025
2.4%
Apr 2025
2.3%
May 2025
2.4%
June 2025
2.7%
July 2025
2.7%
Aug 2025
2.9%
Sep 2025
2.7%
You don’t even understand what your numbers are telling you. Nor what happened because of COVID, the way Trump handled it and the fact that before COVID, Trump had already lost 240 thousand manufacturing jobs.
Joe Biden spent money to keep things afloat. That helped increase inflation yes but for one thing, he kept millions from winding up on the streets because they had no money for rent. And our inflation rate was still one of the lowest in the world. You are clueless.
Look at your own inflation numbers. When Trump took office end of January 2025 Biden had inflation back down to 3. %. In March it was at 2.4% and April, 2.3%. It was still Bidens economy even though Trump started destroying it on day one.
Now, look at these past four months. Three months at 2.7% and one at 2.9. It is going back up. And if you checked out my last two posts, you’ll see why it is going to go up expeditiously now. And, and because Trump is feuding with China again who, is kicking his ass. Donnie, is killing America.
But that’s what you want, so you’re happy.
T
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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
I even took the liberty to dumb it down so somebody as dumb as you can understand it, Ted.
TRUMP'S 2ND TERM:
Jan 2025
3.0%
Feb 2025
2.8%
Mar 2025
2.4%
Apr 2025
2.3%
May 2025
2.4%
June 2025
2.7%
July 2025
2.7%
Aug 2025
2.9%
Sep 2025
2.7%
You don’t even understand what your numbers are telling you. Nor what happened because of COVID, the way Trump handled it and the fact that before COVID, Trump had already lost 240 thousand manufacturing jobs.
Joe Biden spent money to keep things afloat. That helped increase inflation yes but for one thing, he kept millions from winding up on the streets because they had no money for rent. And our inflation rate was still one of the lowest in the world. You are clueless.
Look at your own inflation numbers. When Trump took office end of January 2025 Biden had inflation back down to 3. %. In March it was at 2.4% and April, 2.3%. It was still Bidens economy even though Trump started destroying it on day one.
Now, look at these past four months. Three months at 2.7% and one at 2.9. It is going back up. And if you checked out my last two posts, you’ll see why it is going to go up expeditiously now. And, and because Trump is feuding with China again who, is kicking his ass. Donnie, is killing America.
But that’s what you want, so you’re happy.
T
This isn't a legitimate reply.
This is Ted, who doesn't understand how Math works, posting a bunch of his feels and regurgitations from his mindless George Soros funded clickbait that is made for stupid people.
Shut the fuck up already, retard. Your stupid ass is unbearable. You should have been smacked around by your dad a LOT more when you were a kid.
Meanwhile, we haven't let in a single illegal alien in many, many months and we've been sending them all home.
If Harris had been elected, we'd already have another 5 million military age men living here that don't belong here.
You're goddamned right I'm happy.
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