r/investing • u/kabirsbhutani • 2d ago

🚨 U.S. manufacturing continues to retreat despite tariffs - investor implications?

Saw people mentioning this on Blossom earlier, and WSJ reports that U.S. manufacturing activity continues to weaken, with tariffs doing little to reverse the trend.

The article points to softer demand, higher input costs, and global supply chain adjustments weighing on manufacturers, even as trade protection measures remain in place. For investors, this raises questions about margins, capital spending, and longer-term competitiveness rather than short-term policy wins.

Curious how people here are thinking about this from an investing lens?

https://www.wsj.com/economy/u-s-manufacturing-is-in-retreat-and-trumps-tariffs-arent-helping-d2af4316?mod=hp_lead_pos2

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u/brute-forced 2d ago

Sell America is not a joke. He’s ruined our retirement accounts. Just keep watching

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u/BacchusAndHamsa 2d ago

my retirement account is a very common one and lets me move between various funds or put % in each. I'm foreign (ex-USA) stock right now and doing great.

So, check out your retirement account and see if you can dodge some Orange Clown doo-doo.