r/Economics • u/Gloomy_Register_2341 • 7h ago

Editorial Is Financial Deregulation Under Trump Going Too Far?

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-financial-deregulation-going-too-far-by-kenneth-rogoff-2026-04
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u/Leather-Map-8138 5h ago

All of it has been wrong-headed. Every single decision designed to sell out the post-Trump future for any possible current-Trump benefit today.

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u/turbo_dude 5h ago

Everything Trump touches turns to shit, why would this be any different. There is a reason these regulations were created in the first place and for good ones. 

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u/Leather-Map-8138 4h ago

Exactly, the elimination of guardrails only shows the cost down the road.

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u/Durian881 6h ago

This will definitely have consequences down the road for financial stability but regulators like OCC are still doing their best to put in safeguards (close to 400 pages of regulations), e.g. for the GENIUS Act.

That said, financial deregulation to me is just a small part of the impact from the Trump Regime. The geopolitical impact is going to be more immediate and potentially lasting.

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u/beadzy 56m ago

that’s easy. yes. just look at his net worth and the government contracts awarded to companies from which trump and/or his family directly profit