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The numbers came early. Stellantis dropped its unaudited first-half results on July 21. No waiting. No spin. The damage was too big to hold. Net loss landed at €2.3 billion. That’s $2.68 billion. Revenue fell to €74.3 billion. Last year’s …
by confoundedinterest17 The media and Democrat politicians love to fear monger about how Trump’s tariffs would cause inflation and unemployment. But June’s import prices showed no inflation at all. In fact, import prices FELL -0.2% YoY. The latest jobs report revealed …
🇨🇦 CANADIAN DOLLARS CAN SURVIVE ANYTHING Except maybe U.S tariffspic.twitter.com/OSZoB0efAv https://t.co/2coIGiBXrp — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 19, 2025
“Japan’s passenger car export prices to the US declined by a cumulative 20% or so in April-June. This implies that, for the time being, the Japanese auto industry is absorbing more than half of the 25 pp additional tariff on …
This is how they usher in great depression. Canada PM Mark Carney Concedes He May Not Be Able to Convince Trump to Drop Tariffs https://t.co/KoDpKWqB35 via @BreitbartNews — bronxboy1 (@bronxboy1) July 16, 2025 Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told …
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% month-over-month, matching forecasts and doubling May’s 0.1% print. Year-over-year, CPI hit 2.7%, the highest since January. Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, climbed 0.2% on the month and 2.9% on the year. That’s …
Trump: We are very unhappy — I am, with Russia.. We will be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days. Tariffs at about 100%.pic.twitter.com/cC9FurVUhg — The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) July 14, 2025 Trump sitting next …
I had a good meeting with U.S. Senators @LindseyGrahamSC and @SenBlumenthal. I’m grateful for their participation in the Ukraine Recovery Conference, as well as in the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. It is important that the United States …
Japan is not blinking. Trade talks with the United States have dragged into July with no deal in sight, and Tokyo is holding its line. President Trump has labeled the Japanese “the spoiled ones,” frustrated by their refusal to concede …
The dollar just found its floor and the setup heading into late July is cleaner than it has been all year. Let’s get into why this moment matters. Start with tariffs. April 7 marked the peak of U.S. trade pressure. …
President Donald Trump made a series of pointed remarks during a July 9 cabinet meeting, touching on monetary policy, trade negotiations, and media priorities. The most direct statement concerned Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, whom Trump said should “resign immediately.” …
You can’t create new copper mines in our country. The copper mines in the world are where they are. There’s literally nothing you can do about it. You can tariff copper 10,000% and it still won’t change the fact that …
Can we finally admit that tariffs did not create an inflationary shock to the economy? https://t.co/qG0rv9cVK6 — Craig Fuller 🛩🚛🚂⚓️ (@FreightAlley) July 9, 2025 🚨 BREAKING: US Inflation Index drops to 1.66%. The experts are fuming. Cut interest rates. pic.twitter.com/zdZbyKJUOd …
The fiscal alarm bells aren’t hypothetical anymore. Financial markets are now operating under a base case scenario that expects the United States to add another $10 trillion in debt by 2028. That would put total federal debt at $46 trillion, …
The White House is now operating on letterhead. On Monday, President Trump issued formal trade warnings to 14 countries, each receiving a tailored notice outlining new tariff rates on exports to the United States. The letters, posted publicly on Truth …
What’s happening now fits squarely within my thesis that Powell is using monetary policy not just to manage inflation, but as a geopolitical weapon of delay, designed to trap adversaries and force the world to bend to U.S. dollar hegemony. …
CNBC’s Megan Cassella joins ‘Squawk on the Street’ to discuss the latest news on newly announced tariffs from the White House.
Could just be my imagination, but I think on-line retailers have started charging more for shipping, including upping the minimum purchase for free shipping. Companies are expected to pass on 70% of the direct cost of tariffs to consumers through …
The market just hit a record and looks like it wants to go higher. But something ugly is brewing underneath. The S&P 500 hit 6214 on July 3, yet liquidity is drying up. Volume is fading. Breadth is deteriorating. And …
President Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam on July 2 that slaps a 20% tariff on every Vietnamese product shipped to the United States and a 40% tariff on goods transshipped through Vietnam. In return, Vietnam agreed to impose …
Tariffs are currently generating over $300bn in revenue, an increase from closer to $80bn a year ago pic.twitter.com/THwYPvlcPJ — Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT 🍖 (@MikeZaccardi) July 2, 2025
President Trump is turning up the heat on Tokyo. With the July 9 tariff deadline closing in, he’s made it clear that Japan could face new duties of 30% to 35% on exports to the United States. The warning came …
Carlos Gutierrez, former U.S. Commerce Secretary, says complex negotiations and tough trade demands are delaying deals. He expects reciprocal tariffs soon, but a China deal will likely take longer.
Export prices fall three months straight pressure builds on yen… BREAKING: Japan’s passenger car export prices to North America dropped -12.0% M/M in May, the largest decline on record. This follows a -4.5% decrease in April, driven by the 25% …
Jerome Powell just confirmed what markets already suspected. The Federal Reserve would have cut rates by now if it weren’t for the tariff barrage coming out of the White House. That’s not speculation. That’s Powell’s own words. Inflation forecasts jumped …
President Trump spoke out, saying Japan “won’t take our RICE.” He even suggested sending a letter about putting higher taxes on their goods. This is happening even though Japan actually needs rice and has been buying a lot from us. …
Canada just sent a $2 billion invoice to American tech firms. No warning. No negotiation. Just a retroactive tax bill going back to January 2022. The 3% Digital Services Tax is now live. Google, Meta, Amazon, Uber, and others are …
🚨 BREAKING: Trump just said CANADA is about to be slapped with tariffs after he learned they’re imposing a new Digital Services Tax on the U.S. He also CANCELED ALL trade efforts with Canada. This is what defending the USA …
Washington JAW-DROPPED by Trump’s $88 BILLION tariff bombshell. The Swamp is in UTTER DISBELIEF over the unexpected flood of cash! NEW: President Trump received a call from Congress, and they were SHOCKED to learn that his administration has brought in …
