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The global community received a shocking warning from China through its April 21st 2025 ultimatum which stated that any nation joining U.S. trade deals would face China’s “firm countermeasures.” Let that sink in. The second-largest economy in the world declared its intention to impose economic sanctions on all nations that conduct business with the United …
BREAKING: 🇺🇸🇨🇳 Trump now has said that tariffs on China will come down and he won't play hardball. pic.twitter.com/HcOARJUsJh — Megatron (@Megatron_ron) April 22, 2025 BREAKING: President Trump says tariffs on China won’t be as high as 145% and “will come down substantially, but won’t be zero.” — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 22, 2025 …
🇺🇸 President Donald TRUMP just made multiple posts (Truths?) about TARIFFS pic.twitter.com/04JQX2nCmJ — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April 20, 2025 BREAKING : President Trump publishes a “non-tariff cheating” list: pic.twitter.com/SawSakTlXD — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 20, 2025 BREAKING: US stock market futures officially open lower after the 3-day weekend. pic.twitter.com/1TtCHykgxz — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April …
Situation in China is getting bleaker. Many Chinese factory workers have not been paid in three to four months. Long before the tariffs! Many workers are returning home and the fear is even if and when Chinese Communist Party negotiates are fair trade deal with US factory workers may not return. Also, in late 2024 …
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 will understand the meaning of …
Powell: There is not any real experience. The Smoot-Hawley tariffs were not this large and they were 95 years ago… pic.twitter.com/l8ZEsFV2fT — Acyn (@Acyn) April 16, 2025 Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough. https://t.co/SzyhA6VEzF pic.twitter.com/qWZo7Dd0w4 — Jim Bianco (@biancoresearch) April 17, 2025
🚨🇺🇸WHITE HOUSE: “NO 245% TARIFF ON CHINA” — CORRECTS THE RECORD The White House pushed back on reports of a 245% tariff on Chinese imports, clarifying that no such blanket rate exists. Instead, China faces: — 125% reciprocal tariff— 20% fentanyl-related tariff— Section 301… https://t.co/gAgWoxiEvU pic.twitter.com/RPpd0wgAXx — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 16, 2025
5 Companies Sue Trump Over Tariffs https://t.co/tzc9mlHkrI — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 15, 2025 Trump’s tariffs have injected a large measure of chaos into the markets – so much so that JPMorgan sees only four potential off-ramps to right the ship; (i) Series of Trade Deals – the key being that one or more need to …
CHINA’S 2025 GLOW-UP? CANCELLED. UBS SLASHES GROWTH FORECAST AS TARIFFS BITE UBS—the fancy Swiss bank that stares at charts for a living—just said “nah” to China’s 2025 economy. They downgraded the growth forecast from 4% to a gloomy 3.4%. Why? Because the U.S. slapped on those spicy new tariffs, and now China’s exports are going …
The Minister of Finance, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, today announced new measures for Canadian businesses and entities affected by the tariff dispute between Canada and the United States. These measures include the remission of some of the countermeasure tariffs announced by Canada in response to unjustified tariffs imposed by the U.S. on Canadian products. First, …
EU expects US tariffs to remain as discussions make little progress. Markets are selling down from their highs on this headline. pic.twitter.com/FIrILhXEr9 — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) April 15, 2025 EU 🇪🇺 EXPECTS US TARIFFS TO REMAIN AS TALKS MAKE LITTLE PROGRESS – BBG “US officials indicated that the 20% “reciprocal” tariffs — which have …
.@RepJasmine decided to upload a late night word salad of epic proportions about what she thinks tariffs are supposed to be. Her explanation is over two minutes of babble that sounds like something Kamala Harris might say. Crockett tries hard to seem smart, but fails. pic.twitter.com/FSJwn6X9HP — Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 15, 2025
Retail dip buyers may vanish when reality finally lands. Given how overpriced the U.S. stock market is, and the severity of the coming recession and earnings decline, it still has a long way to fall. In fact, despite the decline, given the negative impact of tariffs, the market is more overpriced now than it was …
Chinese manufacturers and suppliers are going viral on TikTok as they claim luxury items people assume are made in Europe are actually made in China. The trend known as “Trade War TikTok” and “Chinese Manufacturer-Tok” sees suppliers explain the production process, break down the cost of the supplies, and reveal how customers can order directly …
🚨White House press briefing is set for 1PM today — expect tariffs to come up multiple times, and any new developments could move markets. Trump is scheduled to speak at 3:30PM, though he’s typically late, so odds are it gets pushed into after-hours. — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) April 15, 2025
BREAKING: The U.S. Commerce Department is conducting a national security investigation into imports of semiconductor technology and related downstream product, per CNBC. As part of the probe, the Commerce Department will investigate the “feasibility of increasing domestic… — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 15, 2025 According to a document to be published in the Federal Register on …
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. “I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office. The Republican …
*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.
🇨🇳🇮🇩CHINA TO INDONESIA: LET’S TEAM UP BEFORE TRUMP TARIFFS US TO DEATH President Xi called Indonesia’s President Prabowo to toast 75 years of diplomatic ties – and to lock in another ally as Beijing scrambles to counter Trump’s tariff blitz. He called the partnership… https://t.co/ws0VOzLz6C pic.twitter.com/qShep4wCyU — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 13, 2025 https://twitter.com/PseudoProphet/status/1911351023823618491 BREAKING: …
China on Sunday called upon the US government to “completely cancel” reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Donald Trump administration which has taken the total levies to 145% on the Asian nation. “We urge the US to… take a big step to correct its mistakes, completely cancel the wrong practice of ‘reciprocal tariffs’ and return to the right …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO …
The illusion of control is slipping. What we’re witnessing isn’t just a market wobble. It’s the prelude to something far more disruptive. As the façade of stability continues to crack, the choices before Washington are narrowing, and none of them lead to a soft landing. Trump’s decision to pause tariffs for 90 days on April …
Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "While uncertainty remains elevated, it is now becoming clear that tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected and the same is likely to be true of the economic effects, which will include higher inflation and slower growth." pic.twitter.com/BiybBbBTAh — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) April 13, 2025
🇺🇸 🇨🇳 🇦🇺 China has just HALTED all liquified natural gas imports from the United States. This leaves tankers in limbo with BILLIONS of dollars of contracts. China will now go with Australia for their natural gas needs instead. Australian is inking new deals throughout Asia… pic.twitter.com/l2eOvZiy4L — ADAM (@AdameMedia) April 11, 2025 But I …
We’re entering the “return to normal” stage of the bubble. pic.twitter.com/FfmSGvTMnm — Jacob King (@JacobKinge) April 11, 2025 Market is optimistic going into the close that a deal or postponement can be made over the weekend with China — The Long Investor (@TheLongInvest) April 11, 2025 China just posted this pic.twitter.com/qwDuaozpxl — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) …
Bank of America recommends to sell the rip 🍀 — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) April 11, 2025 BLACKROCK CEO LARRY FINK SAYS WE ARE GOING TO HAVE MUCH GREATER EMBEDDED INFLATION IN THIS COUNTRY – CNBC — First Squawk (@FirstSquawk) April 11, 2025 Inflation expectations remain well anchored… lol pic.twitter.com/P5obSDFctd — Michael J. Kramer (@MichaelMOTTCM) April 11, …
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 …
China has retaliated against the U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs by raising its levies on U.S. goods to 125% from 84%, the finance ministry said. Trump administration confirmed to CNBC on Thursday that the U.S. tariff rate on Chinese imports now effectively totals 145%. China on Friday retaliated against U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal …
