INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
(Commentary) Wall Street is in uproar
tariff regime sends shockwaves through global markets.The S-P 500 has plunged into bear market territory, down 20% from its recent peak,
The Wall Street of 2025 is not the Wall Street of his first term, when he courted its favor with tax cuts and deregulation, basking in the
glow of a soaring Dow as a badge of honor.That bond has frayed
populist insurgency.The Fat Cats Fall: How Trump Abandoned Wall Street for the Heartland
chattering class branding him a wrecking ball to their gilded world
For Trump, their complaints are now mere background noise.This is a president laser-focused on his true constituency: the working class
pinstriped suits of Lower Manhattan.His tariff barrage, unveiled with theatrical flourish, is no impulsive lurch
China, Trump has long preached economic nationalism, vowing to wield tariffs as a battering ram against trade deficits and outsourced
Did they not listen? Or did they simply not believe?The fallout is undeniable
Friday.The European Union, floundering in its response, threats a $28 billion retaliatory package on United States goods, but its leaders
seem dazed, distracted by Ukraine and unprepared for this tectonic shift.The Fat Cats Fall: How Trump Abandoned Wall Street for the
(Photo Internet reproduction)50 Nation Plead for TalksChina, ever the chess master, digs in with countermeasures, its state media framing
His wager is audacious: that America can endure the storm, that its industries will rise to the challenge, producing goods once made
Short-term pain, they argue, will yield long-term gain: factories humming, jobs returning, a nation remade.Critics howl that this is folly
salvos from abroad batter United States exporters
The EU, fractured and flailing, may kneel; China, steely and strategic, will endure.For now, the tariff tempest rages, a gamble as bold as
Trump bets on his vision, on his voters, on a future forged in their image
