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China’s delegation on Sunday described a meeting with US officials in Geneva as “candid, in-depth and constructive”, after two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump imposing steep tariffs and Beijing retaliating.
by David Haggith It’s always all about the oil and now rare-earth minerals and grabbing land and spreading global control. It doesn’t seem to matter who you pick as president, even the guy who claims he’s going to be all about stopping wars, all you get is more wars. Today, President Trump presented the largest …
Chinese state media has said there would be “no harm” in holding trade talks with the Trump administration, indicating a softening of Beijing’s position as both sides look for a way out of their crushing tariff war. The gesture comes as Trump has indicated he hopes to negotiate over trade and as the fallout has …
BREAKING: The US has reportedly reached out to China "recently" for tariff talks. US equities are rising on the news. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 30, 2025 CCP REPORTEDLY CONFIRMS U.S. RECENTLY INITIATED CONTACT TO REOPEN TARIFF TALKS 👀 pic.twitter.com/jwxsPa0Npb — Shay Boloor (@StockSavvyShay) April 30, 2025
🚨 SCOTT BESSENT: The tax bill is moving forward. It will give permanence to the 2017 tax cuts. President Trump is adding things for working Americans – no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, making autopayments deductible. pic.twitter.com/vWhrE7r0Ws — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 29, 2025 Bessent just now: We …
UKRAINE: Zelensky wanted Macron to join his talk with Trump so the Vatican setup three chairs. When Trump realized he told Macron that he would talk to Zelensky one-on-one. Total power move. Hopefully it helped get Zelensky closer to accepting a ceasefire. pic.twitter.com/FriYqU8Zjy — @amuse (@amuse) April 26, 2025
China denies it held any meetings or talks with Trump officials #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 24, 2025 China denies any negotiation…requires cancellation of all tariffs to speak pic.twitter.com/qpNw5VNB9D — Special Situations 🌐 Research Newsletter (Jay) (@SpecialSitsNews) April 24, 2025
China Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo: China and the US not yet in talks on tariffs. — FinancialJuice (@financialjuice) April 24, 2025 I think from here on Stop telling lies It will benefit everyone. https://t.co/6yXuBCTQbD — The Long Investor (@TheLongInvest) April 24, 2025 As predicted, China's incentive is to be uncooperative *CHINA: IF THE U.S. REALLY …
TRUMP: IF WE DON'T REACH A DEAL WITH COUNTRIES, THEN IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS, WE WILL SET TARIFFS FOR THEM, INCLUDING CHINA DEALZ — The_Real_Fly (@The_Real_Fly) April 23, 2025 🇺🇸 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP JUST SAID: – IF WE DON'T MAKE A DEAL WITH CHINA 🇨🇳, IT'S OK — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 23, …
The United States has presented Ukraine with a so-called “final” peace proposal, which involves recognising Crimea as part of Russia and unofficially acknowledging Russian control over almost all territories occupied since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Source: Axios, citing sources directly familiar with the proposal Quote: “The one-page document the US presented …
Bessent: We have a process in place. We are working on the big 15 economies. First, we had a fantastic meeting with Japan yesterday. I believe there have been calls with the EU.. and I believe India is also talking — that is moving very quickly. pic.twitter.com/ZudcssnRcR — Acyn (@Acyn) April 17, 2025 The rate …
🚨🇺🇸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 executive… https://t.co/9uWfqezUUd pic.twitter.com/YHzkOpMrXr — Mario …
by Mike Shedlock Meet Andrew Ferguson, an Elizabeth Warren sound alike. Andrew Ferguson on Price Fixing Ferguson: As we adjust to the new economic order, the FTC will be watching closely to make sure American companies are vigorously competing on prices. These necessary tariffs should not be interpreted as a green light for price fixing …
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 have begun negotiations to eliminate …
🇮🇩🇺🇸 INDONESIA DEPLOYS TOP ECONOMIC TEAM TO WASHINGTON FOR TRADE TALKS Indonesia is sending Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati and top officials to the U.S. for critical trade negotiations following Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The delegation, led by Coordinating Economic… https://t.co/50IYVLB8o6 pic.twitter.com/cS8IXkEnzt — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 8, 2025 Only 187 more country’s to go
Tom Lee — probably the biggest bull on the street — has fallen pic.twitter.com/upisO46wVG — Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) April 7, 2025 BREAKING: Blackrock CEO says he will not rule out "another 20% stock market decline." pic.twitter.com/cVAh3aDbl1 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 7, 2025 You've been warned. pic.twitter.com/DL2GlnSziX — Guilherme Tavares (@i3_invest) April 7, 2025 …
Trump confirms that Iran “want to have direct talks”. Trump does not want war with Iran. However, Trump is willing to flex his muscle and posture, to create urgency and force Iran to bend the knee. This is power politics, and Trump is not afraid to use the power of being POTUS.… pic.twitter.com/yIVOUfzmhO — Clandestine …
Russia says it 'cannot accept' US proposal for Ukraine peace deal and issues fresh set of demands https://t.co/mo5uK4f4Bs via https://t.co/bW2q6pdcHt — Doris Bivings♏🦂🦃🎃💙💙❤❤🇺🇦 (@BivingsDoris) April 1, 2025 Russia is taking US proposals for a cease-fire in Ukraine “seriously” but can’t accept the deal as it stands, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday — suggesting peace …
BREAKING: President Trump threatens “bombing” Iran and imposing secondary tariffs if they do not make a nuclear program deal with the U.S. He also threatens 25%-50% tariffs on Russian oil if a deal is not made to end the Ukraine war. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) March 30, 2025 JERUSALEM—President Donald Trump’s overtures via a …
Breaking News: 🚨 The European Union has FAILED to reach a deal for Ukraine, as “emergency meeting” ends with NO funding or rearmament, per NYPost pic.twitter.com/9gIRZsirCh — Graham Banks (@1GrahamDaily) March 7, 2025 JUST IN – Trump is considering pulling some 35,000 U.S. troops from Germany and redeploying them to Eastern Europe — Telegraph — …
You know that President Zelensky is in trouble when even Democrats in the US are calling for new elections in Ukraine, at a moment that some Trump officials have issued comments strongly hinting they prefer to see new leadership in Kiev. For example Maine Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has this week urged Zelensky to “call …
JUST IN: Discord is reportedly in early talks about going public through an IPO – Financial Times pic.twitter.com/PaArrKIy34 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 6, 2025 Discord, a social media and messaging app loved by gamers, that “allows users to chat via voice, video, or text,” has held discussions with bankers recently “to discuss preparations for an …
As European leaders prepare for emergency Ukraine talks in Paris, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is heading to Saudi Arabia for talks with the US Lavrov will discuss possible peace talks with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’s ready to put UK peacekeeping troops …
by Mike Shedlock Because 1) no one else has a plan, 2) Trump’s plan is likely to work, 3) the EU would screw it up. Handling Ukraine is one of the things I was confident that Trump would get right. So far, it’s going very well. Armchair Generals Eurointelligence has some comments along those lines …
Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to “work together” with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump and expressed readiness to negotiate peace in Ukraine in a phone call on Wednesday, the Kremlin confirmed. Putin and Trump discussed the war in Ukraine and possible peace talks during the 1.5-hour call, the two leaders’ first known discussion since Trump’s …
White House chefs were at work in the West Wing on Friday laying out plates of rosemary chicken, celery root puree and collard greens when the sound of raised voices began floating over from the Oval Office. Inside, a remarkable scene was unfolding. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had begun berating their …
If the deal goes through, the merged group has the potential to deliver revenue of 30 trillion yen ($191.4 billion) and operating profit of more than 3 trillion yen, Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe said. Discussions are set to conclude in June 2025. Nissan’s strategic partner, Mitsubishi, has been offered the chance to join the new …
https://www.investors.com/news/technology/palantir-anduril-talks-openai-elon-musk-spacex-defense-giants/ Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and startup Anduril are talking with many other tech companies, including OpenAI and Elon Musk’s SpaceX, to form a consortium to jointly bid on U.S. government contracts, The Financial Times reported Sunday. The aim is to take on traditional defense giants such as Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Boeing (BA) …
https://twitter.com/CaptCoronado/status/1871041505781309798 Peace talks between Ukraine and Russia have begun. The discussions are aimed at finding a resolution to the ongoing conflict that has been devastating both nations. The talks are being closely monitored by the international community, with many hoping for a peaceful and lasting solution. https://apnews.com/article/nato-ukraine-russia-war-conflict-meeting-800cc6b652534fd996bddc6fbc12cf58 https://www.voanews.com/a/nato-chief-aims-to-put-ukraine-in-position-of-strength-for-peace-talks-with-russia/7906333.html h/t Truther Speaks
