Yeah I do have to say, it can take many years for most economic effects to play out, the impacts of a policy decision can easily take 5-10 years to show fruit, you can't really judge the success of Trump's economic measures this early on in his presidency.
In terms of the calculus, most economic changes occur at the 2nd or 3rd differentials, so we're talking about changes in the rate of change, or the acceleration/deceleration of rate of change, so the impacts of most policies will start small and only become meaningful once those changes to rate of change have had time to develop into actual changes.
Edit: Also from an economic perspective this is definitely the biggest catastrophe in the last century, if not modern human history. This doesn't just make 2008 look like a joke. It makes WWII look like a joke.
In terms of the calculus, most economic changes occur at the 2nd or 3rd differentials, so we're talking about changes in the rate of change, or the acceleration/deceleration of rate of change, so the impacts of most policies will start small and only become meaningful once those changes to rate of change have had time to develop into actual changes.
Many countries are intentionally weakening their currencies to improve their export markets though to be fair, particularly in Asia. Strong domestic currency is useful if you're a heavy importer, but significantly hampers exports. More does not automatically equal Better when it comes to currency value.The dollar getting stronger against all other currencies means im losing out! Throw in the Kroner crash and a 9900k has gone from costing me, 4400nok to 6500nok. Thats like £200 increase in just 1.5years.
Edit: Also from an economic perspective this is definitely the biggest catastrophe in the last century, if not modern human history. This doesn't just make 2008 look like a joke. It makes WWII look like a joke.

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