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UPS and Canada shopping are a dangerous combination right now. If you are thinking of ordering anything from Canada, be careful. Tariffs are one thing—you might pay them, maybe even 100 percent. But the real shock comes from UPS. The …
by David Haggith Thanks to US tariffs, money is flooding into Chinese trade like never before! China is now proving one of my statements from back in the days of Trump Tariffs 1.0 when I wrote that the formula for …
This is a major problem. pic.twitter.com/ySUbrgtEhV — Spencer Hakimian (@SpencerHakimian) September 21, 2025 Companies that import, wholesale, or sell products are paying higher costs upfront, and that money has to come from somewhere. Many businesses are absorbing those extra costs, …
"Trump's tariffs have created a drop in sales of various agricultural exports, including soybeans. Data shows the US is losing out on billions of dollars in purchases from China, which spent over $3 billion on soybeans in the second quarter …
JUST IN – Trump calls for 50-100% tariffs on China until the Ukraine war ends, says he is ready to impose major sanctions on Russia. pic.twitter.com/3IMOr3vyna — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) September 13, 2025 Stop buying Putin’s oil, buy mine instead.
The Treasury is burning cash faster than anyone admits. Gotta use that money to buy back treasuries, no liquidity in the system to keep the market afloat — Pugtato (@onlypugtatos) September 12, 2025 BREAKING: The US Treasury posted a $345 …
The receipts killed the fantasy. Import prices jumped instead of falling, which means tariffs landed on Americans, not on exporters. If foreigners were “eating” the tariffs you’d expect to see import prices drop They’re not dropping Focus on reality, ignore …
Authored by Mike Shedlock via mishtalk, Let’s discuss Trump’s tax hike on US consumers and businesses. Penn Wharton Analysis of Tariff Revenue Effective Tariff Rates and Revenues Please consider the Penn Wharton Effective Tariff Rates and Revenues projection as of September 10, …
The United States faces an economic fault line few are willing to stare at, yet the cracks are widening visibly under policies that appear deliberately reckless, with consequences that could cascade across every sector of daily life and national finance, …
Target is doing the same thing that we caught Walmart doing which is taking the actual retail tags off clothes and then charging more for the item because of Tariffs. Target is doing the same thing that we caught Walmart …
Global trade is changing fast, and our power is slipping away. If we keep pushing too hard, we may wake up to a world that no longer listens to us. Trump should take credit here too https://t.co/fdVSAEvGXa — Paulo Macro …
The penalty is real. The tariffs are live. At 12:01 a.m. EDT, the Trump administration doubled duties on Indian goods, jumping from 25% to 50% and hitting more than half of India’s exports to the United States. The White House …
Will higher sofa prices really win back jobs in North Carolina and Michigan? BREAKING: Restoration Hardware stock, $RH, falls over -8% after President Trump announces a “major tariff investigation” on furniture coming into the US. pic.twitter.com/OZwTPJyzpZ — The Kobeissi Letter …
It’s official. We have finalized our historic U.S.–EU Framework Agreement on Reciprocal, Fair, and Balanced trade. The EU has agreed to open its $20 Trillion market. The second largest in the world behind the great USA This deal: ➡️ Eliminates …
An early morning press release from the White House on Thursday announced that the European Union has agreed to eliminate all tariffs on industrial goods from the U.S. after reaching a trade deal. The White House released a press release …
That earnings report was garbage. Now it’s being exposed. https://t.co/xnDHuxUjwZ — QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) August 21, 2025 They need to hike very soon before this runs away from them. PPI and inflation expectations both lead CPI. Prices paid are still …
If consumer demand is frozen and margins are squeezed, are stocks about to fall? Data and full report here: https://t.co/pxYDtGgI1a pic.twitter.com/Lp3Bzo280Z — The Coastal Journal (@1CoastalJournal) August 20, 2025 Corporate bankruptcies are heading for a record high this year higher …
Ending the confusion over gold tariffs steadied global markets – but the mounting national debt, inflation and a shaky dollar loom larger than ever. Could Trump’s interest in the gold standard hint at his plan to salvage the economy? By …
US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels, per Business Insider. What's going on? byu/AlphaFlipper inDegenBets In Wake of Trump Tariffs, John Deere Announces Mass Layoffs John Deere has been hit hard by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The farm equipment …
Trump slaps 50% tariffs on 407 more metal products Nails, pulleys, brackets, rails all get hit with no exemptions CBP confirms every entry taxed with no transit relief Trump’s tariff war just got bigger. Household basics like truck trailers, auto …
From CPI inflation earlier this week to skyrocketing producer inflation yesterday to stark proof today that foreign businesses are NOT compensating one bit for tariffs, YOU are the one getting stung! by David Haggith These tariffs are like a horror …
HOLY FCUK NEVER SEEN A HOTTER PPI OMG Expectation was .2 % It came in at 1% 😱 — tic toc (@TicTocTick) August 14, 2025 Blowout PPI pic.twitter.com/GIHSOuSS1o — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) August 14, 2025 PPI. pic.twitter.com/NYsazFsA0x — Heisenberg (@Mr_Derivatives) August …
“Trillions of dollars is coming in from tariffs.” – Trump https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-says-his-tariffs-collected-trillions-in-revenue-so-far-here-s-the-real-figure/ar-AA1KoVft Yeah. The largest tax hike in American history. Tariff imports are a tax on Americans. Now they’re thinking about taxing exports too. Insane. 🔴 US Treasury Secretary Bessent floats …
US deficit hit $291B in July. That’s a $3.5 trillion yearly pace without a war or a recession. Just “normal” Washington spending. https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-08/61304-MBR.pdf Tariffs brought in $25B. Trump called it “incredible revenue.” The same month, the government spent $630B. That’s …
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network The U.S. labor market is facing one of the sharpest corrections in over a century, even as AI-driven productivity gains push markets forward. In this conversation, Kerry Lutz and Dale Smothers explore the strange duality of slowing …
Tariffs hit fast. Inflation moves slower but with purpose. The consumer price index (CPI) doesn’t capture the full story. When tariffs arrive, importers take the initial hit, but CPI only partially reflects that cost. It undervalues imported goods, ignores wholesale …
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 …
If you've ever wanted evidence that Chinese data are completely made up, now's a good time for that view. The US imposed huge additional tariffs on China early this year. But China's GDP growth (black) is rock-solid and the PMIs …
🚨🚨MAJOR BREAKING The USA CRUSHES Canada with 35% softwood lumber tariffs, more than doubling them from April levels this, only 2 days after Carney announced he would subsidize the Canadian lumber industry. They are moving rapidly now. pic.twitter.com/5aZmVJfDRi — Tablesalt …
Tariffs began as taxes. First to raise revenue. Then to protect local industries. Later to enforce reciprocity. Three goals. One blunt tool. It never worked smoothly. “Looking at several centuries of tariffs, we can summarize their impact through three R’s: …