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The Coming Debt Trap: How Trump’s Economic Moves Could Reshape Your Financial Future
A hidden economic strategy involving gold, tariffs, and debt refinancing may be setting the stage for a historic wealth transfer — at your expense
I think I’ve figured out how the Trump administration could crash the economy and redistribute wealth on the backs of everyday Americans. How do I know? I’m not 100% certain, but several interesting and seemingly unrelated events have caught my attention.
In the early 2000s, I decided to get a Master’s in Business Administration. I loved every minute of it, especially micro and macroeconomics. To this day, I closely watch economic indicators to understand their implications.
One of my go-to indicators for assessing economic health is the yield spread between the 2-year and 10-year Treasury bills. It’s simple to calculate: subtract the 2-year interest rate from the 10-year interest rate. If the result is positive, the debt markets are healthy — investors are rewarded with higher interest rates for holding long-term bonds.
That makes sense. If you’re tying up your money for ten years instead of two, you should receive more interest in return.
