Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
US stock indexes suffered significant losses with the Dow falling nearly 750 points as businesses and consumers expressed concerns about Trump administration tariffs and economic policies.
This event represents market volatility in response to economic policy concerns, not constitutional damage. While tariffs are policy changes with federal scope affecting broad populations, stock market declines are economic indicators, not constitutional mechanisms. No drivers score above zero: no election interference, no rule of law violations, no separation of powers issues, no civil rights impacts, no institutional capture, no corruption, no violence. The 750-point Dow decline generates media attention (media_friendliness:4, outrage_bait:3) but lacks constitutional substance. This is classic economic news cycle content - markets react to policy uncertainty regularly without constitutional implications. The mechanism_modifier remains 1.0 because market reactions, while triggered by policy, don't constitute constitutional damage pathways.
Monitor for actual constitutional violations in tariff implementation (e.g., executive overreach beyond statutory authority, due process violations in enforcement, discriminatory application). Market reactions to policy are economic indicators, not constitutional events unless accompanied by institutional breakdown, rule of law violations, or rights infringements.