Dalio is a pretty bright dude. Interesting, scary, read from the founder of the worlds largest hedge fund meanwhile, the pubs in congress sit on their hands and allow wartime powers to a tyrant. compliance = complicity Ray Dalio Warns Global Order on Brink Amid Trump Tariff Impacts - Business Insider In a sweeping statement on Monday posted to X, the founder of Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund, issued a warning to those who think the impact of US tariffs can be mitigated. "I am now hearing from a large and growing number of people who are having to deal with these issues that it is already too late," Dalio, who has made similarly bombastic assertions before, wrote. Dalio warned, "We are on the brink of the monetary order, the domestic political and the international world orders breaking down due to unsustainable, bad fundamentals that can be easily seen and measured." He couched this statement saying today's trajectory is the "contemporary version" of historical events that have led to major power shifts in the past. The argument aligns with his past theses on the historical cycles of world order, and supposedly that of his new book — which he references in the post on X.
Ray Dalio warns chaos much bigger than tariffs Dalio said the global economic order is breaking down due to unsustainable debt and deep imbalances between debtor nations like the U.S. and creditor nations like China. As these imbalances unwind, Dalio warned the current monetary order will be forced to change in “big disruptive ways”, with major consequences for capital markets and the broader economy. Dalio sees the political order of democracies breaking down under the weight of what he calls “huge gaps” in people’s education, income and opportunity levels, as well as values. He said history shows this kind of environment often gives rise to “strong autocratic leaders” — especially when paired with economic and market turmoil. Dalio was blunt on this point: “The international geopolitical world order is breaking down because the era of one dominant power (the U.S.) that dictates the order that other countries follow is over.” He argued it’s being replaced by a “unilateral, power-rules” approach. While the U.S. remains the most powerful nation, Dalio said it is now operating under a more self-interested, “America First” framework.
It's already done as far as you and I are concerned. Maybe try to cobble something together, but nobody will ever trust us the same again and we've already lost a ton of leverage with a number of countries.
Well, duh. This admin isn't just smashing the piggy bank, it's smashing the table. It's looting the house and setting it ablaze before turning to looting the village with torch in hand. All while claiming these are necessary cleaning actions to save us all. And the people cheer. When this inevitably leads to further strife, they'll just continue to claim the high ground and their supporters will look to them even more. And even more outrageous acts will have to be done for the good of America. And all you have to do is trust him (Him?).
Anyone trying to navigate these waters to do business can attest the impending issues. We are now seeing our import pricing go up because of BOTH tariffs AND dollar devaluation. MAGA is just sure it will all work out because they trust Donald Trump more than their own eyes and ears. Ok. Good luck.
No problem, more tariffs then. Let's tax import and exports, it's free money! But it is bidens fault.
Better get ready for $50 burgers and $20 gas. Once the dollar takes a dump like the day after Chipotle's burrito bowl, it's going to be nearly impossible to do much in the US. The devaluation was coming with our debt regardless, but the tariffs sped it up.
