{"id":63676,"date":"2026-02-21T05:56:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=63676"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T09:02:42","slug":"supreme-court-ends-peak-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/21\/supreme-court-ends-peak-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court Setback for Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Key Points<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 doesn&#8217;t authorize President Donald Trump to impose tariffs.<\/li>\n<li>The Yale Budget Lab estimated that households&#8217; average cost burden would fall by about half in 2026, to between $600 and $800, if the Supreme Court ruled against the tariffs.<\/li>\n<li>However, Trump administration officials previously said they would use different legal pathways to achieve an outcome similar to the IEEPA tariffs.<\/li>\n<li>President Trump signed a proclamation Friday night that will impose a 10% duty on most imports for up to 150 days, as permitted under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974.<\/li>\n<li>Businesses may be able to claim refunds for IEEPA tariffs paid, but are unlikely to pass these on to consumers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Last year, President Trump used the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to impose tariffs on US trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>He declared a national emergency, saying an influx of illegal drugs from Canada, Mexico, and China had created a public health crisis, and that large and persistent trade deficits had undermined US manufacturing. His administration used IEEPA to levy tariffs on imports to manage the perceived crises: a 10% baseline tariff on all US trading partners and higher duties on Canada, Mexico, and China.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/chief-justice-roberts.png?resize=513%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chief Justice John Roberts\" width=\"513\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 90%; text-align: center;\"><em>Chief Justice John Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the IEEPA doesn&#8217;t authorize the president to impose tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Government reads IEEPA to give the President power to unilaterally impose unbounded tariffs and change them at will,&#8221; according to the court.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That view would represent a transformative expansion of the President&#8217;s authority over tariff policy,&#8221; their opinion argued. &#8220;It is also telling that in IEEPA&#8217;s half-century of existence, no President has invoked the statute to impose any tariffs, let alone tariffs of this magnitude and scope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Yale Budget Lab estimated that households&#8217; average cost burden would fall by about half in 2026, to between $600 and $800, if the IEEPA tariffs were overturned.<\/p>\n<p>Before the ruling, Trump administration officials had said they would use different legal pathways, if overruled, to achieve roughly the same outcome as the tariffs. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/20\/supreme-court-trump-tariffs-ruling-your-money.html\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>President Trump signed a proclamation Friday night that will impose 10% tariffs on most imports to the United States, to replace the 10% IEEPA baseline tariff rate overturned by the earlier Supreme Court ruling.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The new tariffs take effect Monday and are levied under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows the president to impose duties of up to 15% for 150 days to address &#8220;large and serious&#8221; balance-of-payments issues. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-10-percent-tariffs-supreme-court\/\">CBS News<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Businesses will likely claim refunds for the estimated $175 billion in IEEPA tariffs paid to date, but consumers will not receive any direct benefit. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/how-will-companies-get-refunds-now-that-us-supreme-court-has-rejected-trumps-2026-02-20\/\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2>Treasury Markets<\/h2>\n<p>10-year Treasury yields increased on news of the Supreme Court ruling, but remain close to primary support at 4.0%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-tnx2.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-Year Treasury Yield\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Stocks<\/h2>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 rallied on the prospect of reduced tariffs, but will likely reverse on news of Trump&#8217;s Friday night proclamation.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-spx.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"S&amp;P 500\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Financial Markets<\/h2>\n<p>The Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index reached -0.568 on February 13, signaling loose monetary conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-nfci.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chicago Fed National Financial Conditions Index\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, Bitcoin<sup>1<\/sup> (BTC) remains below 70,000, indicating that financial markets are shedding risk assets.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-btc.png?resize=525%2C368&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Bitcoin (BTC)\" width=\"525\" height=\"368\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Inflation<\/h2>\n<p>The Fed&#8217;s favored measure of underlying inflation, the core PCE index, jumped by 0.355% in December 2025, warning of an upsurge in price pressures.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-corepce-m.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Core PCE Inflation - Monthly\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Annual growth in the core PCE inflation index lifted to 3.0%, and the headline PCE index increased to 2.9%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-pce-core.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PCE &amp; Core PCE\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The University of Michigan (UOM) survey of consumers reported a median expected price increase of 3.4% over the next year, with the 3-month average declining to 3.9%.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-uom-prices-1y.png?resize=525%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"University of Michigan: 1-Year Inflation Expectations\" width=\"525\" height=\"339\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Consumers<\/h2>\n<p>Consumer sentiment from the February UOM survey remains near record lows since the survey commenced in 1960.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-uom-sentiment.png?resize=525%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"University of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment\" width=\"525\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Participants&#8217; assessment of current economic conditions is also near the lowest ebb in more than 60 years.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-uom-conditions2.png?resize=525%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"University of Michigan: Current Economic Conditions\" width=\"525\" height=\"358\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Economy<\/h2>\n<p>Real GDP growth slowed to 0.35% in the fourth quarter, or 1.4% annualized, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. Aggregate weekly hours worked grew at a slower 1.0% over the 12 months to January 2026, suggesting that GDP growth will likely slow further.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-realgdp-hours.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Real GDP &amp; Growth in Total Hours Worked\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Dollar &amp; Gold<\/h2>\n<p>The US Dollar Index met resistance at 98 after news of the Supreme Court ruling, and we expect the downtrend to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-dxy2.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dollar Index\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Gold rallied to above $5,100 per ounce, signaling another test of resistance at $5,500.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-02-20-gold.png?resize=525%2C404&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spot Gold\" width=\"525\" height=\"404\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court ruling against President Trump&#8217;s tariffs checks his expansive use of emergency powers in pursuit of his economic agenda. The ruling also increases the economic uncertainty that has bedeviled Trump&#8217;s economic policy, making it difficult for corporations to make long-term investment decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Declining real GDP growth in the fourth quarter highlights that the US economy is heavily reliant on massive capital investment in AI data centers to keep the country out of a recession, while the broader economy shudders from one mishap to the next.<\/p>\n<p>Consumer sentiment and perceptions of current economic conditions are near sixty-year lows, again reflecting the narrow economic recovery, which has failed to benefit most Americans despite low unemployment. Republicans are going to find it difficult to hold a majority in Congress after the November midterm elections, delivering a further setback to Trump&#8217;s economic agenda.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court decision, led by conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, is a sign that conservatives will increasingly resist Trump&#8217;s disregard for the checks and balances built into the Constitution. We have likely passed &#8220;peak Trump&#8221; on the economic front, though he will likely try to stay in the spotlight with his geopolitical agenda.<\/p>\n<p>We maintain our overweight position in gold and defensive stocks with stable cash flows, while avoiding high-multiple technology stocks and long-term financial instruments.<\/p>\n<h4>Acknowledgments<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CoinDesk: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/price\/bitcoin\">Bitcoin<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Federal Reserve of St Louis: <a href=\" https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/\">FRED Data<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reuters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/supreme-court-checks-trumps-expansive-view-executive-power-2026-02-21\/\">Supreme Court checks Trump&#8217;s expansive view of executive power<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CNBC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/20\/supreme-court-trump-tariffs-ruling-your-money.html\">What Supreme Court ruling against Trump tariffs means for your money<\/a><\/li>\n<li>University of Michigan: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sca.isr.umich.edu\/charts.html\">Consumer Surveys<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Reuters: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/how-will-companies-get-refunds-now-that-us-supreme-court-has-rejected-trumps-2026-02-20\/\">How will companies get refunds now that the US Supreme Court has rejected Trump&#8217;s tariffs?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CBS News: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-10-percent-tariffs-supreme-court\/\">Trump imposes 10% tariffs on all countries after Supreme Court struck down earlier tariffs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Notes<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Cryptocurrencies are the highest-risk asset class, and we analyze Bitcoin (BTC) solely to identify risk sentiment in financial markets. Our analysis is not a recommendation to buy or sell BTC, nor is it a commentary on the merits of cryptocurrency.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 doesn&#8217;t authorize President Donald Trump to impose tariffs. 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