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Matt Peterson
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Covering policymaking, economics, and financial markets for Barron’s. matt.peterson@dowjones.com
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November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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I really don't know how the Supreme Court thinks about these things, but it seems like a stretch to claim on one hand we can give $2,000 to almost every American but we can't repay tariffs because it's too much money.
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Trump claims the U.S. would need to repay $2 trillion if the Supreme Court overturned his tariffs. He says that covers "tariff revenue and investments," which presumably includes the deals from Japan, Korea, etc. Credible estimates of tariff revenue are less than 10% of that.
The “Pay Back” Numbers being quoted by the Radical Left Lunatics, who would love to see us lose on Tariffs because of how bad it would be for our Country, are much higher than those being stated by our Fake Opposition — Opposition mainly from Foreign Countries that would do anything to be allowed to charge us Tariffs without retribution. The actual Number we would have to pay back in Tariff Revenue and Investments would be in excess of $2 Trillion Dollars, and that, in itself, would be a National Security catastrophe. Those opposed to us in the United States Supreme Court are giving low Numbers so that the Court will think it is easy to get out of this terrible situation that these Anarchists and Thugs have put us into!
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Quiet about this. You’re going to blow up my retirement plan.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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For funzies, here's China, too. Also outperforming the US.
Chart labeled: "Chinese Exceptionalism." Subtitle: "U.S. stocks have done well this year, China's are doing better." The chart tracks iShares MSCI China ETF against the S&P 500 Index. The chart shows the China ETF moving higher than the S&P 500 for most of the year.
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Yeah, makes sense
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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The WSJ story: www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

The Trump-affiliated companies are Trump Media, which has a large stake in bitcoin in addition to its media operations, and American Bitcoin, which buys bitcoin outright and mines it.
The Year’s Hottest Crypto Trade Is Crumbling
Some investors are saying “told you so,” while others are doubling down, as a selloff in bitcoin and other digital tokens hits crypto-treasury companies.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I can think of some sovereign funds that have been happy to light their money on fire recently.
November 7, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Oh man, sorry to hear this
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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It means the market is betting as if Trump will lose the tariffs case at the Supreme Court.
November 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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IDK but it's capacious
November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM