Latest / The Competent Investor
Richard Duncan: Trump’s Radical Plan to Take Control of the Fed and Spark an Economic Boom
Richard Duncan, a macro economist and author, discusses his views on the economic strategies proposed by former President Donald Trump, particularly focusing on Trump’s potential influence over the Federal Reserve and his plan to re-industrialize the United States. Duncan argues that Trump’s strategy aims to reverse the massive U.S. current account deficit, which has fueled global economic growth since the 1980s but has also led to de-industrialization and a hollowed-out middle class in the U.S. Trump’s plan, as outlined in a paper by Steven Moran, involves three steps: imposing high trade…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.