#trumpterrif
📉 Market Context
Remember the day $BTC dumped right after Trump announced new tariffs?
That move wasn’t random. There was a deeper macro reason behind it 🚩
🔍 Key Insight
Although tariffs were marketed as pressure on other countries, the real cost mostly hit the U.S. economy itself.
According to research by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy:
96% of tariff costs are paid by U.S. consumers and businesses
Only 4% is absorbed by foreign exporters
⚙️ How Tariffs Actually Work
Tariffs don’t force foreign companies to cut prices. Instead:
Import costs increase
Businesses pass those costs to consumers
Exporters reduce shipments or shift to other markets
In reality, tariffs act like a hidden domestic tax rather than a penalty on foreign players.
💰 The Economic Impact
Nearly $200 billion in tariff revenue didn’t come from external countries —
it was paid by the U.S. economy itself.
Markets understood this quickly.
📊 Why Crypto Reacted
When economic pressure rises and growth expectations weaken, risk assets suffer first.
That’s why Bitcoin and crypto markets reacted negatively after the announcement.
🧠 Final Thought
So the real question is 🤔
Was this a genius move…
Or are people simply too naive to see who actually pays the price?
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