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Gavin’s entire life has been glitchy and a complete failure to launch. He is a charlatan. A fraud. A fake. Gavin Newscum @GavinNewsom's entire governorship is a parody. We wish it was AI. He is a sociopath and has no …
For Tim Hsu, who sells modern lamps and ceiling lights mostly to American customers, US President Donald Trump’s historic tariff announcement has upended his carefully made plans. Last year, the Taiwanese businessman decided to invest in Cambodia to diversify his …
“My advice to foreign leaders is that if you have not already reached out to President @realDonaldTrump , you need to do so immediately. Trump is, at his core, a dealmaker who sees the world as a series of transactions. …
The global trade chessboard is shifting again, and this time, the European Union and its allies are making it clear they won’t sit idly by. President Trump’s latest round of reciprocal tariffs has drawn swift responses from world leaders, each …
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a trade agreement with the state of Mexico – commonly known as Edomex to distinguish it from the country as a whole – during a trip to the country on Monday, aiming to deepen economic …
Everyone "expects" the apocalypse… and nobody is actually trading it pic.twitter.com/KFF0544JgB — zerohedge (@zerohedge) April 1, 2025 Free Trade ends this week. Along with a 45 year bull market for stocks. pic.twitter.com/YHnyWPTUuB — Mac10 (@SuburbanDrone) April 2, 2025 The stock …
by Mike Shedlock Let’s do a fact check on Trump’s Canada claims. In addition, the US has a huge services surplus with Canada driven by sectors like technology, financial services, and intellectual property licensing from companies such as Microsoft, Google, …
Credit to this site for the graph: https://www.policyuncertainty.com/index.html 2/ The US stock market has staged a sharp rally off recent lows This comes immediately after some of the most oversold conditions seen since 2020 Given that level of selling pressure, …
TLDR: Trump considers a two-step tariff plan: immediate duties with ongoing trade investigations. Tariffs could fund tax cuts and reinforce “reciprocal” tariffs with legal support. Announcing tariffs on April 2 as “liberation day,” with some exemptions possible. Tariffs could reach …
2024 goods trade deficits, surpluses with major trading partners pic.twitter.com/bWltftuV8F — Win Smart, CFA (@WinfieldSmart) March 25, 2025
President Donald Trump said countries that purchase oil and gas from Venezuela will face a 25% tariff on the trade those nations have with the U.S. starting April 2. China was the largest destination for Venezuelan crude last year, followed …
US President Donald Trump has invoked emergency powers to expand domestic production of critical minerals as he tries to reduce US reliance on imports from countries like China. The executive order, which uses cold war era legislation, instructs government agencies, …
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by Michael We certainly do live in “interesting” times. In all my years of writing, I have never seen a stock market correction, a global trade war and a government shutdown all happen at the same time. If the federal …
by David Haggith Biden versus Trump in a game of chicken. Uncertainty played big on New York stock market screens today as Canadian retaliatory tariffs stayed in play and then Trump retaliated against the retaliation by saying he had given …
New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will continue trade wars with the United States. “My government will keep tariffs on until the Americans show us some respect.” byu/Virtual_Information3 inwallstreetbet
TORONTO (AP) — Ontario’s premier, the leader of Canada’s most populous province, announced that effective Monday it is charging 25% more for electricity to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war. Ontario provides electricity to …
https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1897706028655165836 https://twitter.com/leadlagreport/status/1897792700419576318 I DECLARE A CORRECTIOOOOOOOOOON pic.twitter.com/803JJKDcMt — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) March 6, 2025 🚨🇺🇸$1.15 TRILLION WIPED OUT FROM U.S. MARKET AS STOCKS CRASH DUE TO TRADE WAR FEARS Wall Street took a massive hit, with the Dow plunging 427 points …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he’s lifting tariffs on most goods from Mexico for 4 weeks amid economic fears from trade war. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-says-hes-lifting-tariffs-163610783.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-likely-defer-tariffs-usmca-153549096.html Update: Tariffs against Canada are also paused https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-likely-defer-tariffs-usmca-153549096.html h/t Patrick_Liu
by Michael I can hardly believe how rapidly economic events are moving now. The global trade war that has just erupted is going to be immensely painful. If you doubt this, just read all the way to the end of …
Chrystia Freeland is out of her depth. She thinks she can go toe-to-toe with Trump, slapping tariffs on Teslas and blocking Wisconsin dairy like that’s some masterstroke. Does she not realize Trump lives for this kind of fight? Canada’s economy …
Yes agreed — the trade deficit, along with the budget deficit, might be the two most important statistics showing what is problematic about the US economy. And the trade deficit has worsened enormously since the early 1990s. pic.twitter.com/ywtIivKlDd — David …
by Mike Shedlock Trump announced no details, but I believe I have a good idea of what he means. Many charts tell the story. Balance of trade data from census department through 2024, chart by Mish Reciprocal Tariffs Reuters reports Trump …
It’s going to get interesting, during an economic downturn PM’s generally suffer, but if there is no physical for these bullion banks the paper market is very likely going to break. We might see the real value of Ag and …
We have heard from Trump, Bessent & Musk repeatedly: They want LOWER dollar, yields & oil. But do they realize this is what triggers a yen carry trade unwind – part 2 – which would trigger de-risking of the concentration …
The U.S. Postal Service halting inbound packages from China and Hong Kong isn’t just a logistical hiccup—it’s a flashing red warning light for escalating trade tensions. E-commerce businesses, already grappling with supply chain issues, now face another blow. Investors are …
by James Hickman It was early spring in the year 1171 AD when Byzantine Emperor Manuel I Komnenos decided to go to war against his much smaller ally– Venice. And the historical record shows that it was a really bad …
We won the last election by complaining about Democrats' policies, which gave us high prices. Tariff lovers will be forced to explain the persistence of high prices…https://t.co/1Tc9HdSEHi — Rand Paul (@RandPaul) February 1, 2025 Out of all the news headlines …
