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#policy change
4 events across 4 weeks
1
Damage
3
Hype
0
Noise
18.2
Avg Dmg
35.3
Avg Hype
WEEK 71
May 3 – 9
HYPE
2026-05-03
Food Stamp Benefits Reduction
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
8.6
Hype
51.3
WEEK 70
Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE
2026-04-26
Trump Military Ban Impacts Decorated Service Members
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
22.3
Hype
42.8
WEEK 69
Apr 19 – 25
DMG
2026-04-19
Trump Administration Rewrites Asylum Rules
Policy Change
federal · broad
Damage
42.0
Hype
19.0
WEEK 63
Mar 8 – 14
HYPE
2026-03-10
Cuba Policy Signals
Policy Change
international · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
28.0