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1/ What used to be a thousands ? Now revealed as a Few $hundreds factory product. Same designSame MaterialsSame stitching Just without the logo pic.twitter.com/KVaPlmKs9U — ZOYA ✪ (@HeyZoyaKhan) April 23, 2025 3/ Luxury pricing = 90% brand cost only 10% Product cost pic.twitter.com/I4KoYl8y6v — ZOYA ✪ (@HeyZoyaKhan) April 23, …
Global trade outlook is deteriorating: The World Trade Organization expects world merchandise trade to fall -0.2% in 2025, down from +2.7% growth expected at the beginning of the year. This would follow the +2.9% growth recorded in 2024. North American trade is set to be hit… pic.twitter.com/c6h7dlUv4h — The Kobeissi …
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline Voice of America and related networks, saying the moves may conflict with federal law. The ruling orders the government to restore jobs and funding at outlets like Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks — despite …
*IMF CUTS GLOBAL GROWTH FORECAST TO 2.8% IN 2025, CITING CENTURY-HIGH U.S. TARIFFS — Investing.com (@Investingcom) April 22, 2025 US Philadelphia Fed Non-Manufacturing Activity Apr: -42.7 (prev -32.5). 👇🏼 pic.twitter.com/YwRqrzxYT4 — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April 22, 2025 U.S. FACES “MANUFACTURED” RECESSION IN 2025, IIF WARNS The IIF expects a …
WHITE HOUSE: – WE HAVE 18 PROPOSALS FOR TRADE DEALS ON THE TABLE – WE BELIEVE THE PROPOSALS ARE SETTING UP THE FOUNDATION FOR A TRADE DEAL WITH CHINA – TRUMP WANTS THE DOLLAR TO REMAIN THE WORLD'S RESERVE CURRENCY – THE TRADE TEAM IS MEETING WITH 34 COUNTRIES THIS …
ICYMI. This is how a collapse in global trade manifests, which is always accompanied by recession and… https://t.co/3zQ7DSPupr — Danielle DiMartino Booth (@DiMartinoBooth) April 21, 2025 Indeed, widespread empty shelves in 3-5 months is what I think is a high probability scenario. https://t.co/Ig5RaUQxo8 — Anna Wong (@AnnaEconomist) April 22, 2025 …
Goldman Sachs just sent up the flare. CTAs are primed to inject a jaw-dropping $90 billion into global stocks, with nearly half of it coming straight to U.S. equities. This isn’t some distant forecast. This isn’t a “maybe” situation. This is happening right now, regardless of what the market does. …
“Tesla Laughed at Us from the Grave”: Wireless Electricity Finally Powers Entire Homes After 124 Years of Scientific Struggle … In a groundbreaking development that could redefine global energy infrastructure, scientists are on the brink of realizing a century-old dream: transmitting electricity wirelessly to power entire homes, potentially eliminating the …
TRUMP AND XI ARE PLAYING A GLOBAL GAME OF ECONOMIC JENGA… AND IT’S GETTING WOBBLY This isn’t just a trade war anymore. It’s economic Jenga, and both sides are pulling the same crucial piece: global supply chains. Spoiler alert — the tower’s wobbling. Trump hit China with 145% tariffs. That’s …
These are horrible trends. What is driving that? Cannot young people afford having family and a home anymore, or are there different reasons? pic.twitter.com/MaqL98hzMM — Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) April 18, 2025 HUMANITY IS LOW-KEY GOING EXTINCT AND NOBODY’S TALKING ABOUT IT People around the world have basically stopped having …
It's all about Japan now. pic.twitter.com/k6qEvqWrY7 — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 17, 2025 Japan's Ministry of Finance admits they sold foreign bonds during the market turmoil last week https://t.co/oaPYAF8vEX — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) April 17, 2025 Japan's Bond Market is Flashing a Serious Warning Japan's government bond yields dropped sharply today, …
Global trade is falling fast 👀 pic.twitter.com/gsWsErePhm — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) April 17, 2025 let me repeat again, inflation won’t hit US because of #tariffs charged on import but because of supply chain disruptions similar to Covid – as soon as shelves will start to be empty again people …
You can feel it in the bond markets. You can see it in the headlines. But most of all, you can sense it in the way central bankers speak now. No longer with the confidence of engineers controlling a machine. Now with the anxiety of firefighters trying to contain a …
A massive solar storm due to hit Earth today could cause radio blackouts and power grid disruptions. Officials are tracking a powerful burst of solar plasma and magnetic fields, which made impact Tuesday and continues to affect our planet. The G3 geomagnetic storm could interfere with power grid operations in …
Boeing just got grounded in China. But this isn’t just about jets. It is a rupture in the fabric of global interdependence. A sign that the great economic decoupling, once dismissed as rhetorical bluster, is creeping into real contracts and hard numbers. On paper, China’s latest directive looks like a …
“The global rules-based trading and financial system is at risk of collapse and confidence in the US dollar as the global safe asset weakens significantly, resulting in a sharp revaluation of US assets triggering a full-blown financial crisis,” is how Scope described this third scenario. https://archive.is/Yw0zn
The economy is facing a storm of contradictions, and it’s beginning to show its cracks. As tariffs weigh heavily, the fear of inflation is creeping back into the market, even as the dollar is in freefall. The result? A liquidity problem that’s raising short-term yields and strengthening the yen—something we …
Last week’s trade data shows an incredibly bleak picture for the economy: – 49% drop in global container bookings – 64% drop in U.S. imports. – 30% drop in U.S. exports. The data from March 24-31, 2025, compared to the subsequent week (April 1-8, 2025), shows a dramatic decrease in …
*every import & export nation on earth (They, even more hypocritically, aren’t putting these tariffs on less carbon efficient transport modes like air) — John Ʌ Konrad V (@johnkonrad) April 13, 2025 A UN green tax? Just say no.
A lot of talk about inflation driving gold higher, but the copper / gold ratio which is a proxy for global growth, is signaling deflationary depression. pic.twitter.com/u2hpZvZ1of — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) April 11, 2025 People still have no idea the decoupling is happening. Ships are no longer sending goods from China …
JUST IN: Gold reaches new all-time high of $3,220. pic.twitter.com/Mo2PFP4ipt — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 11, 2025 Say it again You can control the negotiation table but you can not control: – US 10 Yr and US 30 Yr Yield– The Dollar– The Fed– Inflation– China's counter policies– The stock market– …
Last night, financial carnage ripped through Asia. Margin calls. Liquidations. Panic. But this isn't just about Shanghai, Hong Kong, or Tokyo. Behind the headlines is something far bigger — signs of global monetary deflation, dollar stress, and a carry trade unraveling through… — Jeffrey P. Snider (@JeffSnider_EDU) April 8, 2025 …
Importers for certain will be frozen in a difficult place, usually 20-40% margins. Move too soon, you will have at negative gross 90-120 days out and you can’t even lay people off if business is back to usual. Move too late and you drown in expenses. — Lawrence Chung (@lchung98) …
Top administration officials said Sunday that more than 50 countries targeted by President Donald Trump’s new tariffs have reached out to begin negotiations over the sweeping import taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system. WATCH: What to know about …
BIG BREAKING! 🚨💵🪦 CHINA LAUNCHES GLOBAL DIGITAL PAYMENT NETWORK BYPASSING SWIFT The People's Bank of China just connected its digital RMB to 10 ASEAN and 6 Middle Eastern nations, covering *38% of global trade*. This bypasses SWIFT and the US dollar entirely. Payments… pic.twitter.com/d8RKessKzJ — ADAM (@AdameMedia) April 7, 2025 …
by Michael Over the past few years, there has been a tremendous amount of buzz about an imminent “reset” of the global economy. Well, what we are currently witnessing may not look like what they were anticipating, but a “reset” of the global economy is definitely here. Trillions of dollars were …
BREAKING: Bill Ackman, a long-time Trump tariff supporter, accuses Commerce Secretary Lutnick of "profiting when the US economy implodes." He says picking Lutnick as Commerce Secretary is an "irreconcilable conflict of interest." Tariff backlash is heating up. pic.twitter.com/DdBoEjdECr — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 7, 2025 U.S. INVESTOR BILL ACKMAN …
“People are yet to understand that we have a macro hedge fund manager running the Treasury, not an ex-Central Banker. He deeply understands liquidity impacts and how to drive financial conditions to drive liquidity and how that in turn drives the economy and markets. His entire strategy is to lower …
The global trade chessboard is shifting again, and this time, the European Union and its allies are making it clear they won’t sit idly by. President Trump’s latest round of reciprocal tariffs has drawn swift responses from world leaders, each scrambling to protect their own economic interests. The retaliation isn’t …
