Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Stock market experiences significant decline with Dow dropping 2,200 points as investors react to tariff policy and recession fears. Federal Reserve Chair Powell warns of inflation and growth slowdown.
This event represents market reaction to tariff policy rather than constitutional damage. A-score is 0 because: (1) No election interference, rule of law violation, separation of powers breach, civil rights impact, institutional capture, corruption, or violence present. (2) Tariffs are within executive authority under existing trade laws. (3) Market volatility and economic concerns, while significant financially, do not constitute constitutional damage. (4) Fed Chair commentary is normal institutional function. B-score is 31.35 driven by high media friendliness (dramatic numbers, recession fears), moderate outrage bait (economic anxiety), and novelty (specific tariff concerns). Layer 2 shows timing coordination across outlets and pattern matching to recession narratives. However, this is clearly Noise: economic market movements without constitutional mechanism, representing policy reaction rather than institutional action.
Monitor for actual tariff implementation mechanisms that might involve constitutional overreach (emergency powers abuse, congressional bypass), but market reactions themselves are not constitutional events regardless of magnitude.