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It's even worse than that, because Trump's grip on the Federal Reserve is growing, and in May of next year he gets to appoint a new Fed Chairman. You can absolutely bet that Trump's appointee will be chosen by how quickly he does what Trump demands, so there is a high probability that we will see imprudent rate cuts that will give us the greatest financial bubble of all time, followed by the biggest financial collapse. The dollar will be destroyed in the process.
It's already collapsing, I don't think we'll have to wait that long.
What we've seen is financial erosion - slow and steady over time. What is coming will be unlike anything in our lifetimes. We'll see markets plummeting, bank runs and failures, hyperinflation >50% per year, and lot and lots of panic.
If you take a close look at the trajectory from 2008 and the wage, asset, and income inequality trends from the stagflation days to today you'll find that imprudent rate cuts have been the name of the game for awhile now. Yeah Trump will overcharge it and cause the massive collapse and inflation faster but it's coming regardless. Powell ain't no Volker but even Volker couldn't fix the absolutely shit fundamentals the neolibs have fooled themselves into thinking a healthy economy is made of.
watch, he's going to appoint some chud like vince mcmahon as the fed chair.