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Renew Deal

(84,916 posts)
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 01:20 PM 13 hrs ago

Pam Bondi created a real political problem for Trump, and it's not about Epstein

When Bondi was raving about the Dow at "$50,000" she created a boundary marker for the economy in everyone's minds. And as long as the Dow is below 50,000, the economy will be considered to be doing worse. This will be hard for Trump to escape. Pam Bondi finally did something useful despite her corruption, or maybe as a result of it.

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Pam Bondi created a real political problem for Trump, and it's not about Epstein (Original Post) Renew Deal 13 hrs ago OP
kick Dawson Leery 13 hrs ago #1
Below 47,500 Old Crank 11 hrs ago #2
Dow Jones ? PhilG 11 hrs ago #3
Ouch. Sorry to hear that, PhilG. calimary 10 hrs ago #4
The Fed loose money policy almost guarantees a continuously rising market Bluetus 9 hrs ago #5

Old Crank

(6,865 posts)
2. Below 47,500
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:26 PM
11 hrs ago

looks like where it will land today when they close in around half an hour.

Down about 5% from the time of her statement.

PhilG

(51 posts)
3. Dow Jones ?
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 03:34 PM
11 hrs ago

This should be a rallying cry for Dems. She should be asked if she's seen the Dow any time she shows her face in public from now on. Maybe even yard signs and bumper stickers too.

One of my long-term investments has recently lost 25% of its value. Thanks, Donnie.

Bluetus

(2,642 posts)
5. The Fed loose money policy almost guarantees a continuously rising market
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 04:48 PM
9 hrs ago

That is to say when the central banks created $20T of money after the 2008 meltdown and have continued to expand the money supply, not to mention another $4 trillion in crypto created out of thin air, that money has to go somewhere. It has mostly gone into capital markets, continuously driving up the price.

So I wouldn't count on the markets staying down. However, this war is EXTREMELY costly, and Trump already had deficit spending jacked to the breaking point, and that was before the bottom fell out of the employment numbers. So it is anybody's guess where we go from here.

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