American CFOs Believe Tariffs Will Cause Recession – Confidence is Dying

American businesses are losing confidence in the US economy under Trump due to the tariff wars. CNBC’s CFO Council quarterly survey for Q1 2025 learned that America’s top CFOs are increasingly pessimistic about the economy due to these “disruptive” and “aggressive” tariff policies.

Around 60% of respondents believe the US will fall into a recession by the second half of this year, with 15% believing the recession will come in 2026. When this survey was conducted last quarter, prior to the tariff wars and trade volatility, only 7% of CFOs believed the nation was heading into a recession. This figure is a glimpse at how heavily trade uncertainty is destroying confidence.

How do corporations plan ahead when trade restrictions are subject to change at a moment’s notice? It’s simply not possible, and what happens is corporations will err on the side of caution and prematurely raise prices regardless of whether the tariffs go into effect. Unsurprisingly, nearly all (95%) of respondents said ever-changing trade policies are impacting their ability to make business decisions. Will tariffs be implemented? When? At what rate? The uncertainty is causing complete chaos in boardrooms across America.

See complete details here: https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/world-trade/cfos-declare-tariffs-destroying-confidence/

Trump Quietly Signs Executive Order To Modernize Treasury Department Payment System, Eliminating Cash And Checks To Eliminate 'Fraud' In Move Towards CBDC And Tokenization

“Payments made to the Federal government, such as fees, fines, loans, and taxes, must also be processed electronically where permissible under existing law,” the executive order says.

See full article here: https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/trump-quietly-signs-executive-order

NOTE: Here's historically how major wars start: Currency wars lead to TRADE WARS which culminate with HOT WAR!

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UAE to Invest $1.4 Trillion in Key US Sectors

The United Arab Emirates committed to one of the largest foreign direct investment pledges after agreeing to invest $1.4 trillion in the United States over the next decade. Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s national security adviser and a key figure in the Gulf nation’s economic strategy, met with President Donald Trump last week to discuss the massive investment promise.

The detailed framework has not been outlined. However, the UAE has said it would like to “substantially increase” existing investments in semiconductors, energy, manufacturing, and AI—all key sectors for the USA. It is no secret that American manufacturing has been suffering in recent years. The CHIPS act did little to promote semiconductor manufacturing in the US. Donald Trump has accused Taiwan of taking semiconductor business away from the US, and naturally, has threatened tariffs. The US must work fast if it wishes to compete with China in the AI realm, with DeepSeek being one example of China’s technological achievements.

Emirates Global Aluminum has announced plans to create the first new aluminum smelter in the US in nearly four decades. The White House noted this “would nearly double US production capacity” in aluminum and provide a much-needed boost to manufacturing overall.

Investment fund ADQ, based in the UAE, will partner with US-based Energy Capital Partners to invest $25 billion into energy infrastructure including data centers. This comes after billionaire Hussain Sajwani announced in January that he plans to place $20 billion into a US data center as his firm, Damac, already has close ties with Trump’s business ventures.

This historic deal is excellent news for the US economy and part of a much larger capital shift taking place as foreign capital seeks a safe haven.

See article here: https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/world-trade/uae-to-invest-1-4-trillion-in-key-us-sectors/

Investment commitments in U.S. nears $3 trillion since Trump took office

Investing.com -- The list of companies and countries investing in the U.S. as part of President Donald Trump’s push to reshore manufacturing continues to grow.

On Monday, the Trump administration added Hyundai (OTC: HYMTF) to the list, with the conglomerate planning to announce a $20 billion U.S. investment. The South Korean company’s reported plan includes the construction of a $5 billion steel plant in Louisiana. The onshoring operation from Hyundai is expected to create 1,500 jobs.

Last week, AI chip giant NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) announced an investment of over $100 billion in the U.S., and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced a more than $55 billion investment.

Trump calls it the “Golden Age of America.”

See complete article here: https://www.streetinsider.com/Investing/Investment+commitments+in+U.S.+nears+%243+trillion+since+Trump+took+office/24538801.html

Sleepwalking Into a Cashless Society

Central bank digital currencies would destroy any chance for financial privacy, but society is willingly moving in that direction.

Philip Lane, chief economist of the European Central Bank, recently expressed urgency for the need to develop a digital euro—also known as a central bank digital currency (CBDC)—to compete against stablecoins such as Tether and electronic payment systems developed by U.S. tech firms, such as Google Pay and Apple Pay. Not content with eliminating cash, now the goal of central banks is to eliminate any competing electronic payment system.

We're sleepwalking into a world with digital currencies without any government coercion whatsoever. As a 51-year-old Generation Xer, I carry lots of cash in my wallet. I teach personal finance at the local university and recently asked a class of about 30 students if any of them had any cash. Not one of them had a single bill or coin on them. They use debit cards, credit cards, Venmo, and Apple Pay. As it turns out, cash usage among the 18–24 age cohort has declined from 28 percent to 13 percent over the last five years. Most like the convenience of electronic payments, even though studies show that people spend 12 percent to 18 percent more when using credit cards than cash. If the government does attempt to implement a digital dollar, there will be little resistance to it.

Currently, there is $2.36 trillion in U.S. currency in circulation. Of course, much of this is held outside our borders, owing to the dollar's dominance as the global reserve currency. The most common denomination of U.S. currency is the $100 bill. There are more $100 bills in circulation than $1 bills. Many residents of foreign countries, such as Argentina, consider the U.S. dollar to be a store of value and a hedge against inflation and local currency depreciation. If the U.S. government ever decided to phase out paper currency, it would have far-reaching effects around the globe.

See complete article here: https://reason.com/2025/03/25/sleepwalking-into-a-cashless-society/

Trump-backed crypto bank joins stablecoin wars with new dollar-pegged token
Mar 25 20252:21 PM EDT


World Liberty Financial, the decentralized finance venture backed by President Donald Trump and his family, has launched a stablecoin.
The stablecoin, dubbed USD1, will be pegged to the U.S. dollar and be backed by short-term U.S. government treasuries, U.S. dollar deposits, and other cash equivalents.

It joins an increasingly crowded market of stablecoins. The market cap for dollar-backed stablecoins has grown more than 46% in the past year, according to CryptoQuant.

See Article Here: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/25/trumps-world-liberty-financial-jumps-into-stablecoin-game-with-usd1-reveal.html

JFK,RFK,MLK, Epstein. It Was The Freaking CIA. Shut. It. Down.

So, it was the CIA, along with Johnson, assorted bad actors from the Cuban community in Florida, the Silver-boy Texans, and the freaking Joint Chiefs of Staff. And the Bushes? Yes? No? Bush Sr. is suspected to have coordinated the hit, and thought to have been involved with the CIA since Yale. The shadows are deep, and as yet unplumbed.

Read Article Here: https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/jfkrfkmlk-epstein-it-was-the-filthbucket

2025 sees 34 mega-bankruptcies already, with 144 projected this year. And its only March

It is only March, and already 34 companies with assets exceeding $100 million have filed for bankruptcy in 2025. Unicus Research has provided the data, and the trajectory is clear. If the pace holds, the year will see approximately 144 such mega-bankruptcies, a financial crisis brewing in real time.

Sectors feeling the weight of this collapse include healthcare, the auto industry, restaurants, and retail. These industries, already strained by inflation, high interest rates, and shifting consumer behavior, are seeing once-formidable firms collapse under the pressure. The consequences ripple far beyond corporate boardrooms, with thousands of layoffs feeding into the Challenger Job Cut numbers and store closures aligning with Coresight’s data. The impact is severe, and it is only accelerating.

See Article Here: https://citizenwatchreport.com/2025-sees-34-mega-bankruptcies-already-with-144-projected-this-year-and-its-only-march/

Pretiorates' Thoughts 73 – Gold is king, but Silver could now become the champion

Published on March 23rd, 2025

In our analyses, we regularly examine current movements, identify possible influencing factors and assess the general market situation. However, these are not recommendations, but merely opinions and food for thought.

Dear readers,

Gold has easily broken through the 3000 mark and has been consolidating just above it for a few days now. The fact that the price did not fall back below it can be interpreted as a sign of strength.

As always, however, we distinguish between trading in the western hemisphere, which is strongly dominated by paper Gold. This includes futures, ETFs and all structural financial products. In eastern trading, especially in India and China, the focus is more on the physical metal. Accordingly, buyers and sellers behave differently.

If we observe the smart investors action in London and the US, they have recently distributed massively in the rising market...

See commentary here: https://pretiorates.substack.com/p/pretiorates-thoughts-73-gold-is-king

Trump Estimates ‘$4 Trillion Worth of Companies’ Are ‘Moving Back’ to U.S.

President Donald Trump estimated that his administration has already “identified maybe $4 trillion worth of companies moving back or going to move back” to the United States thanks to his tariff policies.

Trump shared the figure during Monday’s Cabinet meeting at the White House.

See Article Here: https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/24/trump-estimates-4-trillion-worth-of-companies-are-moving-back-to-u-s/

Substantial Evidence Against LBJ in JFK Assassination

On Thursday’s “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Roger Stone accused President Lyndon B. Johnson of being “at the helm” of the plot to kill President John F. Kennedy.

Source & Video with Roger Stone: https://stonezone.com/substantial-evidence-against-lbj-in-jfk-assassination-roger-stone-rob-schmitt-tonight/

$3.2 trillion artificial crypto trading, market rigged by 500 insiders, wash trading runs wild

March 22, 2025 7:30 pm by Alex

The numbers are beyond belief. A small group—fewer than 500 people—has generated $3.2 trillion in artificial crypto trading. This isn’t just manipulation. It’s outright fraud. Pump-and-dumps. Wash trading. Coordinated deception. All run through Telegram and hidden from public view.

They made $250 million in profits while selling investors a fantasy. The illusion of demand. The illusion of wealth. The illusion of a market that never existed.

Source: https://citizenwatchreport.com/3-2-trillion-artificial-crypto-trading-market-rigged-by-500-insiders-wash-trading-runs-wild/

FOMC Meeting: Live Coverage of the Federal Reserve Rate Decision Starts at 1:30pm ET

There were multiple shooters in the JFK Assassination. This shit took too long to come out. Now, if that bastard Fauci can be jailed for life . . . as it pertains to the COVID-19 horse shit (we all knew the virus came out of Wuhan, China) . . . and Barack Obama can be jailed for the rest of his life for dismantling many of the fundamentals of America . . . we'll be off to a good start.

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