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Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 21h

Trump lost

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Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

Amerikkka

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Marvel Averages

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This grammar lesson was brought to you by the Zombie Apocalypse.

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Change

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What is... Normal?

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

It clawed back a modest 3.2% in July, but analysts at Morgan Stanley say this is just an intermission before the encore collapse: another 10% slide expected by the end of 2026.

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

The culprit? A perfect storm of Trump-era tariffs, erratic economic policy, and global investors deciding they’ve had enough of America’s economic whiplash.

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

With U.S. growth slowing and the Federal Reserve expected to slash interest rates from to 2.5%, the dollar’s old brag—“I’m the strongest currency in the room”—is starting to sound like delusion.

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

Foreign investors, sitting on $30 trillion in U.S. assets, are quietly hedging their bets, which is finance-speak for selling dollars before the next shoe drops.

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

And while a weak dollar might help exporters, it also means pricier imports, more inflation, and one more reason for American tourists abroad to pretend they’re Canadian.
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So yes, the greenback is fading, not in a blaze of glory, but in a slow, embarrassing slide toward mediocrity.

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

And in the ultimate act of irony, the man most responsible for tanking the dollar’s value now wants his own face stamped on a silver dollar. At this rate, it might be the only currency left that’s worth less than his word.

Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by Nick Anderson | Tribune Content Agency
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The mighty U.S. dollar—long the world’s financial alpha male—has finally lost its swagger. After a 15-year bull run, it stumbled hard in the first half of 2025, dropping about 11%, its worst showing since bell bottoms were in style.