The tariff strategy implemented by the Trump administration has produced an unexpected outcome: rather than bolstering domestic manufacturing, these trade measures are creating headwinds for the very factories they were designed to support. Higher input costs squeeze margins, supply chain disruptions fragment production networks, and retaliatory measures shrink export markets. For investors monitoring macro conditions, this policy reversal signals potential economic friction that could reshape asset allocation decisions across traditional markets—and by extension, sentiment within digital asset ecosystems where macro flows increasingly matter.