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As Trump fakes a balance of payments crisis to implement more tariffs, Mia faces her demons to explain what any of that means.
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/senate-democrats-bill-small-businesses-trump-tariffs
https://archive.vn/E3fwh#selection-479.0-482.0
https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2026/feb/us-dollar-role-as-reserve-currency
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2016/11/01/international-trade
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/bolivias-balance-payments-crisis-brings-back-bad-memories
https://www.elibrary.imf.org/display/book/9781557758286/ch02.xml
https://www.krwg.org/local-viewpoints/2026-03-10/scotus-decision-on-tariffs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/gov-healey-demands-refunds-mass-182527561.html
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5775500-businesses-sue-trump-tariffs/
https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/page-one-economics/2025/oct/what-is-the-balance-of-payments
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https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/10710/text
https://www.rba.gov.au/education/resources/explainers/the-balance-of-payments.html
https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-434-back-to-the-1970s-again
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https://muse.jhu.edu/article/952314
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https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3545&context=faculty_scholarship
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