Peter Schiff Dismisses Trump’s $17 Trillion Investment Claim as Nonsensical, Warns of U.S. Dollar Surge

COINOTAG News reported on September 18 that U.S. President Trump forecasted more than $17 trillion in investment this year. Economist Peter Schiff countered that, if taken at face value, such inflows would represent a material portion of output and—in his assessment—amount to an almost 50% uplift in reported U.S. GDP, with potential upward pressure on the dollar from increased capital inflows. Market analysts note that this scenario appears unlikely given historical investment-to-GDP ratios, regulatory constraints and capital-account dynamics. Crypto market participants should therefore track macro indicators like dollar strength and liquidity conditions, which materially affect digital-asset price discovery without implying deterministic outcomes.