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Coldwater

(1,167 posts) Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:39 PM 18 hrs ago

America's Stocks Up 16%--The Rest Of The World Up 38%

Wolfers on the Headlines You're Not Seeing

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America's Stocks Up 16%--The Rest Of The World Up 38% (Original Post) Coldwater 18 hrs ago OP

Overseas markets outperformed US markets over the last 13 months. Emile 18 hrs ago #1

Exactly Coldwater 18 hrs ago #2

Justin Wolfers is so good at explaining this stuff. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #3

His comparison misses that the non-US growth is higher than it should be because of Trump Renew Deal 10 hrs ago #4

Emile

(41,597 posts)

1. Overseas markets outperformed US markets over the last 13 months.

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:41 PM

18 hrs ago

Trump Sucks!

Coldwater

(1,167 posts)

2. Exactly

Reply to Emile (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 11:42 PM

18 hrs ago

SunSeeker

(57,981 posts)

3. Justin Wolfers is so good at explaining this stuff.

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 04:29 AM

13 hrs ago

Love him!

Renew Deal

(84,814 posts)

4. His comparison misses that the non-US growth is higher than it should be because of Trump

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Wed Feb 18, 2026, 08:13 AM

10 hrs ago

Because money and commerce is fleeing the US. Non-US should be lower and the US should be higher making them closer to even. But instead, non-US is growing faster. Investors have noticed and are investing that way. Trump will probably freak out when the information gets to him.

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