The Thērion and you – the Day the Dollar Dies, Part IV

On the day the dollar dies, a fiscal holocaust could erupt.

An unprecedented “shock to global trade… unlike anything seen in history” engulfed the world beginning in Week 12 of the second Trump administration. In early April 2025. alarm bells sounded as the U.S. stock market tanked, then surged, then tanked again on the news of harsh tariffs levied by President Donald Trump. Markets across the globe were hurdled into bedlam and chaos.

On the day the dollar dies, a fiscal holocaust could erupt.Alarmingly, a new and potentially devastating fiscal abyss unexpectedly cracked open, sending fresh shock waves surging across borders. The stability of formerly rock-solid U.S. equities – particularly U.S. Treasury notes – suddenly came into question.

As discussed earlier in this series, the first 100 days of the Trump administration rocked critical international relationships in a way previously unseen. From a biblical perspective, America has been over many decades a true safe haven for promoting world stability and also for ensuring extraordinary levels of religious freedom. But as chronicled further below, that trusted reputation was seriously damaged during a 10-day period in early April.

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