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Tax U.S. companies. Pay proceeds to taxpayers. Taxpayers pay higher prices on goods that are taxed more. Makes a lot of sense when you don’t think about it! — Reef Insights (@ReefInsights) October 2, 2025 We are in full-blown communism!The tariff tax on U.S. citizens is being given back as …
George Clooney says that while President Donald Trump is “not wrong” about filmmaking leaving Los Angeles, Trump’s proposed 100% tariff on movies made outside the U.S. would be “pretty damaging to the business.” Clooney’s latest film is “Jay Kelly.” (Sept. 29)
https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1972649770239041720 JUST IN – Trump to impose a 100% tariff on "any and all" movies made outside the U.S. in a bid to reclaim Hollywood, which was "stolen" by foreign countries. pic.twitter.com/4qjV5elHmb — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 29, 2025 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump repeated his threat to impose 100% tariffs …
JUST IN 🚨: U.S. M2 Money Supply jumps to a new all-time high of $22.2 Trillion 🤑 pic.twitter.com/tAVX6YZsWm — Barchart (@Barchart) September 23, 2025 Every new dollar weakens the old ones and people feel it every day when groceries cost more, when rent eats paychecks, when savings vanish in silence. …
by Mike Maharrey Despite the significant increase in tariff revenue, the U.S. continues to run massive budget deficits. The budget shortfall for fiscal 2025 has already exceeded last year’s deficit. So much for import duties paying for the government. That’s because Uncle Sam doesn’t have a revenue problem. He has …
The bills are sudden and jarring: $1,400 for a computer part from Germany, $620 for an aluminum case from Sweden and $1,041 for handbags from Spain. Some U.S. shoppers say they are being hit with surprise charges from international shipping carriers as the exemption on import duties for items under …
The latest tariff changes on small purchases, hit shipping like an iceberg, yet the Titanic Treasury market will be at risk if the Supreme Court Reverses Trump’s tariffs. by David Haggith A lot more news streamed in since my Deeper Dive on the labor market, affirming the major recessionary downturn …
The economy just got punched. $31 billion in tariffs hit in a single month. August didn’t end in prosperity or surplus. It ended in extraction. Every dollar was drained from consumers and corporations, funneled straight into the Treasury’s vault. The machinery of wealth didn’t grind forward, it was siphoned sideways. …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Pressure is on Justices Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Alito. Trump Moans on Truth Social Trump Truth Social Link: ALL TARIFFS ARE STILL IN EFFECT! Today a Highly Partisan Appeals Court incorrectly said that our Tariffs should be removed, but they know the United States …
How far will the world go to push back against Trump’s tariffs? Trump killed the de minimis exemption, the rule that let millions of low-value packages enter the U.S. duty-free. Effective August 29, the exemption vanished. And with it, the patience of 25 nations. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/07/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-is-protecting-the-united-states-national-security-and-economy-by-suspending-the-de-minimis-exemption-for-commercial-shipments-globally/ Australia Post stopped accepting parcels …
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has rejected four phone calls from US President Donald Trump as the countries’ relations sour, a German newspaper reported. The report in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (F.A.Z.) claimed that Modi remained frustrated and cautious about engaging in dialogue due to mounting pressure over tariffs. The US …
The world’s most critical technologies are now political weapons. Chips that power defense, AI, and infrastructure are suddenly leverage in a trade war. National security is fused with tariffs. Alliances are fragile. Supply chains tremble. Everything meant to stabilize commerce, innovation, and global trust is at risk. One post, one …
“China has to give us magnets. If they don't, we charge a 200% tariff or something. Nobody needed magnets until they convinced everybody 20 years ago let’s all do magnets." – Trump ????? pic.twitter.com/hI91SCnwjd — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) August 25, 2025
Everyone is pouring on the coal and running things as fast and hot as they can. by David Haggith The captains of industry are giving it all they’ve got, and inflation is heating up. So much for recession. US manufacturing activity just soared to its highest since 2022 upon strong sales, …
So I’m supposed to believe the Fed is about to cut rates when credit spreads are sitting at multi-month tights? Cutting here = loosening financial conditions just as inflation pressures re-accelerate. That’s a policy mistake in the making and likely the only cut of 2025. The… pic.twitter.com/ubZOJscXpe — Kurt S. …
Trump just reclassified dairy as steel. That is not satire. That is policy. On August 18, the administration dropped 407 new tariff codes with no exemptions and no grace period. “Many of these new HTS provisions would not normally be considered aluminum or steel derivative products … at least not …
Container shipping traffic from China to the US is falling again byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
China will stop some non-tariff actions against the United States after President Trump agreed to extend the tariff pause for 90 days just before it ended. This was announced in a joint statement by Chinese state media and confirmed by a White House executive order. “China will keep its earlier …
As of June 2025, the cost of Trump’s tariffs is split clearly: U.S. companies have absorbed 64% of the burden, foreign exporters took on 14%, and U.S. consumers already paid 22%. Goldman Sachs’ analysis confirms this breakdown through mid-2025, showing who is really bearing the tariff costs. https://deepnewz.com/tariffs/goldman-sachs-u-s-companies-absorbed-64-tariff-costs-consumers-share-to-rise-f9d46ce8 As of …
Apple’s $2.5B expansion in Harrodsburg, Kentucky is being sold as a reshoring win. But the plant already made 90% of iPhone and Watch cover glass. The “100% made in the U.S.” headline is a rounding error dressed as a revolution. The real shift? Corning’s entire Harrodsburg facility is now Apple-exclusive. …
Trump’s 50% tariff on Brazil is built for headlines, not impact. The order accuses Brazil of “serious human rights abuses” over Jair Bolsonaro’s prosecution, but the top five U.S. imports from Brazil in 2024: crude oil at 8.8 billion, iron and steel at 4.98 billion, machinery at 2.82 billion, aircraft …
President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods effective August 6, 2025. While some reports say this pushes tariffs to 50%, that number is misleading. The Times of India explained, “President Donald Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all Indian goods, escalating trade tensions between the United …
2/ The tariffs were no accident. Switzerland ran a $38.5 billion trade surplus with the U.S. last year. That’s more than Mexico! Trump made it clear: if you want free access to America’s market, you don’t get to take and never give. pic.twitter.com/OHczNbGYft — Rod D. Martin (@RodDMartin) August 4, …
On Friday morning, former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to address Apple CEO Tim Cook directly. His message was unmistakable: "I expect their iPhones, sold in the United States of America, to be manufactured and built in the United States—not India or anywhere… pic.twitter.com/eZLD8WeWiQ — Jackson (@Jackson_00j) August …
Scott Bessent warned that China could face 100% tariffs if it continues buying Russian oil, citing a pending bill that allows secondary duties up to 500%. https://kyivindependent.com/china-should-expect-100-tariffs-for-buying-russian-oil/ “The Chinese take their sovereignty very seriously. We don’t want to impede on their sovereignty, so they’d like to pay a 100% tariff,” …
U.S. firms are carrying most of the tariff cost for now, holding prices steady and shrinking margins. “American businesses have been absorbing Trump’s tariffs so far, but eventually the burden will be shifted on to American consumers” — Fed Chair Powell It looks like Trump made a mistake https://t.co/P25q5bjEba — …
Trump pulled back from his threat to slap new tariffs on Mexican imports just hours before the August 1 deadline. “We had a very productive conversation. No need for penalties at this time,” he said from Bedminster, offering no details on what changed. https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/taco-trump-announces-hes-backing-off-august-1-tariff-deadline-with-mexico/ https://archive.is/5y0Jp The move came after several …
Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian goods that takes effect August 1. He also attached an additional import penalty tied to India’s purchase of Russian oil and defense equipment. The move arrives as months of trade talks failed to yield an agreement. India sent $87 billion in goods to the U.S. …
Economists are having trouble understanding why stocks are at all-time highs. Well, technically, they are not measured in currencies other than the US dollar, like the euro, but in local currency terms, yes. According to economic textbooks, tariffs hamper free trade, cause investment uncertainty, and lead to suboptimal economic outcomes. …
Something doesn’t ring true about the tariff ultimatum. Trump announced a 25 % tariff on India plus an added “penalty” for purchasing Russian energy and military goods starting August 1, framing it as both punitive and principled. He claimed India has “tariffs among the highest in the world” and uses “obnoxious non‑monetary …