(((Alan Tonelson)))(@AlanTonelson):In today's Fed minutes, the staff reported that US "Manufacturing activity expanded at a solid pace...." But how can that be, since experts have been saying for nearly 2 years that Trump's tariffs would decimate domestic industry? (FOMC members were silent on manufacturing.)

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2026.10.07 23:22

In today's Fed minutes, the staff reported that US "Manufacturing activity expanded at a solid pace...." But how can that be, since experts have been saying for nearly 2 years that Trump's tariffs would decimate domestic industry? (FOMC members were silent on manufacturing.)