Saturday, February 7, 2026

From TACO to Big MAC

By now, investors should know about the TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) trade where Trump reverses on one of his initiatives based on the market’s reaction. Former Fed economist Claudia Sahm recently introduced an additional political constraint on Trump’s actions. The Big MAC (Midterms Are Coming) factor has also forced some reversals.


 
I am introducing a Big MAC dashboard as a tool for investors to monitor possible changes in policy.
 
The full post can be found here.

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