Photos of Donald Trump and press clippings displayed above a desk at the New York Stock Exchange, September 15, 2025. TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFPThe American economy has become like a patient whose health data is contradictory, to say the least. Six months after President Donald Trump launched a trade war, most of the macroeconomic indicators analysts rely on have shown clear signs of fragility, directly linked to the White House's policies. Is a gap opening up between a "traditional" economy lagging under the weight of tariffs and a "modern" economy shattering speed records, supercharged by the promise of technological revolution? Economists have remained cautious, but one thing is certain: Negative signs are piling up for the former argument.