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Quixote1818

(31,116 posts) Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:24 PM Apr 2025

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Moody's Economics: Trump's tariffs are going to send the US into recession

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Moody's Economics: Trump's tariffs are going to send the US into recession (Original Post) Quixote1818 Apr 2025 OP

If we are lucky it will only be a recession. yourout Apr 2025 #1

-10 on GDP and it's a depression. roamer65 Apr 2025 #4

Trump's stagflation is likely - far worse than a recession dalton99a Apr 2025 #2

Massive demand destruction coming. roamer65 Apr 2025 #5

Price blaming Gmw123 Apr 2025 #3

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2025 #8

Can't Rebl2 Apr 2025 #6

Mark Zandi, "If these tariffs are implemented there will be a recession not only in America but world wide." Botany Apr 2025 #7

So ridiculous. After Biden's administration worked SO diligently and allegorical oracle Apr 2025 #9

yourout

(8,710 posts)

1. If we are lucky it will only be a recession.

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:26 PM

Apr 2025

I give it even better odds it will be a depression.

roamer65

(37,813 posts)

4. -10 on GDP and it's a depression.

Reply to yourout (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:45 PM

Apr 2025

dalton99a

(91,830 posts)

2. Trump's stagflation is likely - far worse than a recession

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:30 PM

Apr 2025

roamer65

(37,813 posts)

5. Massive demand destruction coming.

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:46 PM

Apr 2025

I think we are heading for a moderate deflationary depression.

The velocity of money is going drop very significantly.

Gmw123

(1 post)

3. Price blaming

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:36 PM

Apr 2025

Trump knows he can't get prices down so now he has this excuse. There will always be an excuse. He's even blaming tariffs on past presidents because THEY didn't do it during their time in the office

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,270 posts)

8. Welcome to DU

Reply to Gmw123 (Reply #3)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:32 PM

Apr 2025

Rebl2

(17,329 posts)

6. Can't

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 03:51 PM

Apr 2025

say we weren’t warned last year by economists. Several times they said if he puts tariffs on multiple countries, we would be in a recession by summer. My feeling is it might be by the end of this spring.

Botany

(76,244 posts)

7. Mark Zandi, "If these tariffs are implemented there will be a recession not only in America but world wide."

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 06:28 PM

Apr 2025

Rough quote.

allegorical oracle

(6,135 posts)

9. So ridiculous. After Biden's administration worked SO diligently and

Reply to Quixote1818 (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:46 PM

Apr 2025

succeeded at preventing the much-feared COVID recession.

Oh wait, he was too old for the job.

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