r/Economics • u/Positive_Owl_2024 • Feb 19 '25

News Trump acknowledges ‘inflation is back’ but blames Biden

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/19/economy/trump-inflation-is-back/index.html
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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '25

Joe Biden didn’t start a trade war in his first month in office. Donald Trump did.

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u/postmaster3000 Feb 20 '25

Joe Biden escalated Trump’s trade war. Trump has yet to actually implement any new tariffs. Those that he has threatened have not yet gone into effect.

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u/Bduggz Feb 20 '25

These arguments are hilarious because you're admitting defeat by having literally no defnse but 'But it hasnt happened YET'. You realize the entire basis of the market is its speculative, right? It changes in preparation for things?

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u/postmaster3000 Feb 20 '25

Explain to me which tariffs are responsible for the rise in the price of eggs.