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BREAKING: China says it is aware that certain goods are facing a 245% US tariff and they will ignore the "numbers game." China repeats it will "fight until the end" in the tariff war. https://t.co/dPO65I0YEA — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 16, 2025
🚨🇺🇸245% TRUMP TARIFF BODYSLAMS CHINA — WELCOME TO TRADE WAR SEASON 2 The U.S. just jacked tariffs on China up to a face-melting 245% — yeah, not a typo — up from the already brutal 145%. Why? Because Beijing hit back and Trump doesn’t do chill. He also signed an …
Nvidia $NVDA is no longer allowed to sell to China AND they’re slapped with a $5.5B fine… Yikes. 😬 pic.twitter.com/RlrnfCdSmg — Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) April 15, 2025 Market HATES this news, Nvidia $NVDA down 5% after-hours and the fine will be reflected in the current quarterly earnings. …
by Mike Maharrey Demand for gold is so strong in China that the government has allocated additional gold import quotas for commercial banks. According to a Bloomberg article, strong haven demand from institutional and retail investors led to the move. China ranks as the world’s largest gold market. The government uses import quotas to limit …
🇨🇳🇺🇸 CHINA’S MIDNIGHT MOVE: DUMPING U.S. DEBT WHILE WALL STREET SLEEPS? While Americans were dreaming of rate cuts, China may have been busy sending U.S. bond yields through the roof. Treasury spikes overnight—while Beijing’s open and Wall Street’s out cold—hint that China’s… https://t.co/AsfxvRMGwD pic.twitter.com/WOSSRYrPwY — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, …
Chinese manufacturers and suppliers are going viral on TikTok as they claim luxury items people assume are made in Europe are actually made in China. The trend known as “Trade War TikTok” and “Chinese Manufacturer-Tok” sees suppliers explain the production process, break down the cost of the supplies, and reveal …
Interesting perspective, it somehow makes sense. South Korea and China are already in a demographic collapse which will be difficult to reverse. Isn’t it cute though how Paris sticks out? The French have always been so romantic. pic.twitter.com/qbW0XKl1jU — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 15, 2025
🇺🇸🇨🇳 SEC. HEGSETH: CHINA CAN SINK 10 U.S. CARRIERS IN 20 MINUTES Defense Secretary Hegsetht admitted the unthinkable: China’s hypersonic missiles could wipe out 10 U.S. aircraft carriers in 20 minutes. He says America loses every wargame against China, whose military was… https://t.co/GNTtsN2vsE pic.twitter.com/OH5fbn5XSv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, …
via notayesmanseconomics Events in the economic world continue to move very quickly. I note that at some point over the weekend President Trump responded to an issue I raised last Tuesday. Smartphones and several other categories of products will be exempt from sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration earlier this month, …
Greenland’s foreign minister has said it is seeking deeper cooperation with China and potentially a free trade agreement, according to Chinese state news agency Xinhua. Why It Matters The comments were made as U.S. President Donald Trump and his allies have continued to talk of acquiring the resource-rich and strategically-located …
President Donald Trump has issued an ominous new justification for his tariff hikes, saying more products need to be made in the United States so it is prepared in case of ‘war.’ Trump has sparked fears of a recession with his crackdown on foreign imports which is part of a …
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on “wartime footing” and ordered a diplomatic charm offensive aimed at encouraging other countries to push back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to four people familiar with the matter. Communist Party propaganda officials have played a leading role …
Chinese manufacturers reveal that luxury brand goods they produce, labeled as fake, are genuine. They are the suppliers. 😂 — XOLI (@Undlunkulu_Xoli) April 13, 2025 https://twitter.com/realnorma_kay/status/1911562990182096970 The real cost of #Birkin bag and what you are really paying for.🤦♂️ pic.twitter.com/WQTHFL2jKD — Humanbydesign (@Humanbydesign3) April 13, 2025 China is really fed …
🇨🇳CHINA BUILT THE WORLD’S TALLEST BRIDGE IN 3 YEARS – THE WEST IS STILL FILING PERMITS The Huajiang Canyon Bridge is about to crown itself the tallest bridge on Earth at a jaw-dropping 2,051 feet – towering over One World Trade Center and leaving the West in the dust. Built …
China secretly bought 50 tonnes of gold in February… PBOC reported just 5 tonnes — real number 10x higher, per Goldman Sachs… China reported 5 tonnes of gold purchases in February (160k oz per PBOC).China actually bought 50 tonnes of gold in February (per GS) pic.twitter.com/oQifGszNcQ — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April …
🇨🇳🇮🇩CHINA TO INDONESIA: LET’S TEAM UP BEFORE TRUMP TARIFFS US TO DEATH President Xi called Indonesia’s President Prabowo to toast 75 years of diplomatic ties – and to lock in another ally as Beijing scrambles to counter Trump’s tariff blitz. He called the partnership… https://t.co/ws0VOzLz6C pic.twitter.com/qShep4wCyU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) …
China choosing to escalate rather than deescalate. China has a near universal monopoly on rare earth minerals needed for essentially all modern manufacturing. This is a major problem. pic.twitter.com/qHeqtojax3 — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) April 13, 2025 BREAKING: China suspends exports of certain rare earth minerals to the United States. — …
China didn’t just become a global powerhouse by chance. It climbed the economic ladder by studying and replicating what the West built through generations of risk-taking, innovation, and painful trial and error. It offered up a billion people willing to work for a fraction of Western wages, and Wall Street …
🇺🇸 PETER NAVARRO: CHINA’S NOT JUST KILLING AMERICANS — THEY’RE KILLING OUR ECONOMY “From our perspective, China’s killed over a million Americans with deadly fentanyl and related drugs, and it simply refuses to do anything about that. Many of these people are prime age workers,… https://t.co/BLil8KCeaN pic.twitter.com/ae4YsT5Ix8 — Mario Nawfal …
Trump is already winning his trade war with China. “Behind the global economic chaos provoked by president Trump’s tariff tsunami, there are growing indications of a strategic purpose. It is now conceivable that plunging into, and then retreating from, a generalised trade war was actually a deliberate means to a …
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇦🇺 China has just HALTED all liquified natural gas imports from the United States. This leaves tankers in limbo with BILLIONS of dollars of contracts. China will now go with Australia for their natural gas needs instead. Australian is inking new deals throughout Asia… pic.twitter.com/l2eOvZiy4L — ADAM (@AdameMedia) …
AI-Generated videos depicting MAGA supporters – including Trump himself – working in warehouses sewing and manufacturing are going viral after the trade war between Beijing and Washington kicked off. pic.twitter.com/7L58XWnFGb — Briefly (@Brieflybynewj) April 9, 2025 China on Friday struck back at President Trump’s ballooning tariffs, raising its duties on …
The reason why Trump paused tariff negotiations with the rest of the world is because he never expected the Asian Tigers ex-China to lower their trade barriers to ZERO. Now, If he makes an agreement to eliminate all trade barriers with Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan and Indonesia then… — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) …
China said on Thursday it would immediately restrict imports of Hollywood films in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s escalation of U.S. tariffs on imported Chinese goods. Meanwhile, the Europe will pause its first countermeasures against U.S. tariffs. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said: ‘We want to give negotiations …
The European Union (EU) and China are currently in discussions to address tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs). The talks aim to replace the EU’s existing tariffs, which can reach up to 45.3%, with a system of minimum price commitments for imported EVs BREAKING: 1) China and the European Union …
China has retaliated against the U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs by raising its levies on U.S. goods to 125% from 84%, the finance ministry said. Trump administration confirmed to CNBC on Thursday that the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports now effectively totals 145%. China on Friday retaliated against …
