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It's not just the 10% tariffs ....US can redirect capital flows against countries that is not aligned with it's interests. US for all it's flaws and weakness controls the major proportion of invested capital. This is economic life blood.

I doubt so. He had difficulties controlling the Fed, short of being able to control the private finance institutions and the global investment managers. He has threatened to rewrite the Constitutions to demolish the Fed, but it is all just talk and no action.