The fight for your cash just got uglier
Markets are getting squeezed from every direction, and it's bad news for regular people and investors.
- Trump is restarting trade wars, with new tariffs proposed on the EU, UK, China, Japan, India and others over forced-labor claims.
- Oil is climbing back toward $100 after fresh Middle East clashes, and stocks are sliding while bond yields rise.
- Some private funds, like Partners Group, are blocking wealthy clients from pulling their money out, a sign the system is shaky.
- Google is borrowing $85 billion to build AI data centers, fueling a tech bubble even as companies like Uber cut jobs.
- Consumers are running out of money, with weak results from Walmart, Applebee's and Planet Fitness, while Berkshire Hathaway sits on record cash.
Outlook: More chaos likely — tariffs, war risk, and AI debt are stacking up while jobs and spending shrink.