Trump’s economic policies overseen by Scott Bessent are torching the U.S. dollar and tanking the economy. In this episode, Max does a deep dive into the decline of the dollar, U.S. fiscal mismanagement, and bizarre monetary policy that has many questioning whether we’re witnessing the decline of U.S. economic hegemony in real time. The episode examines U.S. policy through the actions of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose erratic behavior belies his moderate past.

Access the corresponding graphs.

Resources

Conference Board: US Consumer Confidence Fell Sharply in January

Money Maze Podcast: Who is Scott Bessent? Meet Trump's New US Treasury Secretary

Census Bureau: Monthly Construction Spending

MacroMicro: U.S. Dollar Index

MacroMicro: Japan - US/Japan 10Y Bond Yield Spread vs. USD/JPY

MacroMicro: Gold / US Dollar / 10Y Yield

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Video: Scott Bessent's DERANGED plan to destroy the dollar and economy

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Trump&rsquo;s economic policies overseen by Scott Bessent are torching the U.S. dollar and tanking the economy. In this episode, Max does a deep dive into the decline of the dollar, U.S. fiscal mismanagement, and bizarre monetary policy that has many questioning whether we&rsquo;re witnessing the decline of U.S. economic hegemony in real time. The episode examines U.S. policy through the actions of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent whose erratic behavior belies his moderate past.
<a href="https://www.unftr.com/blog/stupid-is-as-stupid-does">Access the corresponding graphs</a>.
Resources
<a href="https://www.conference-board.org/topics/consumer-confidence/">Conference Board: US Consumer Confidence Fell Sharply in January</a>
Money Maze Podcast: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSBkxsstbVg">Who is Scott Bessent? Meet Trump's New US Treasury Secretary</a>
Census Bureau: <a href="https://www.census.gov/construction/c30/pdf/release.pdf">Monthly Construction Spending</a>
MacroMicro: <a href="https://en.macromicro.me/series/483/us-dollar-index">U.S. Dollar Index</a>
MacroMicro: <a href="https://en.macromicro.me/collections/59/jp-finance-relative/931/jp-yen-bond-yield">Japan - US/Japan 10Y Bond Yield Spread vs. USD/JPY</a>
MacroMicro: <a href="https://en.macromicro.me/charts/81733/Gold-Price-vs-US5-Year-Real-Yield">Gold / US Dollar / 10Y Yield</a>
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Video: <a href="https://youtu.be/_zzwcmb9Wys">Scott Bessent's DERANGED plan to destroy the dollar and economy</a>
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