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4. His comparison misses that the non-US growth is higher than it should be because of Trump

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:13 AM

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Because money and commerce is fleeing the US. Non-US should be lower and the US should be higher making them closer to even. But instead, non-US is growing faster. Investors have noticed and are investing that way. Trump will probably freak out when the information gets to him.

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