The US economy shrunk by 0.3% in the first quarter of Donald Trump's second term.
In the quarter before he became president it grew by 2.4%
https://www.bea.gov/news/2025/gross-domestic-product-1st-quarter-2025-advance-estimate
The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY) measures the value of the US dollar against a basket of six major foreign currencies: the Euro (EUR), Japanese Yen (JPY), British Pound (GBP), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Swedish Krona (SEK), and Swiss Franc (CHF)
When it goes up thé it means thé Dollar is getting stronger, down means weaker.
This graph starts when Donald Trump took office for the second time. It shows the Dollar has been getting weaker since then. It has weakened by 11% at the time Im posting.
Big tech companies have wiped out majority of small/family businesses. The middle class is disappearing and with AI, many white collar jobs such as programmers, translators, teachers etc. are getting wiped out.