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9. "Consumers have turned jittery since Trump started plastering big taxes on imports,"

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2025, 01:51 PM

Jun 26

I love the choice of words - "PLASTERING BIG TAXES on imports"
by Paul Wiseman, AP
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-economy-shrank-0-5-124015790.html

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The US economy shrank much faster in the first quarter than previously reported [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 OP

First quarter GDP growth was revised down to -0.5%, a stark drop from the previous quarter's 2.4%. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 #1

Yikes. Wow Americans really are closing their wallets! No one wants to spend. OrlandoDem2 Jun 26 #2

From the source (I can see why the CNBCs of the world kept this hush hush - no million blaring breaking news alerts) BumRushDaShow Jun 26 #3

Cover-up.................... Lovie777 Jun 26 #4

With all due respect, the announcement came from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 26 #5

Consumer spending dropped 0.3% in May, a sign of economic slowdown LetMyPeopleVote Jun 27 #11

Americans love uncertainty from tariffs, trade wars, government cuts, mass deportations IronLionZion Jun 26 #6

US economy shrank 0.5% between January and March, worse than earlier estimates showed LetMyPeopleVote Jun 26 #7

Donny grabbed the economy by the GDP and it contracted in revulsion. tanyev Jun 26 #8

"Consumers have turned jittery since Trump started plastering big taxes on imports," progree Jun 26 #9

Consumer spending dropped 0.3% in May, a sign of economic slowdown. LetMyPeopleVote Jun 27 #10

Sure glad that "Republicans are better for the economy" !!!! Jack Valentino Jun 27 #12

Deep inside U.S. economy, more sticker prices start going up due to tariffs, and inventory is headed down LetMyPeopleVote Jun 28 #13

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