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IMF says tariff revenue will reduce U.S. deficit from $2.6 trillion to $2.3 trillion — We need spending cuts, congress. Notice the final paragraph, bond market vigilantes will punish U.S. Treasuries.

The IMF projects the overall U.S. federal deficit will dip to 6.5% of gross domestic product this year, down from 7.3% in 2024 The multinational fund cited increased tariff revenues for the decline The IMF highlighted uncertainty surrounding the rollout of higher tariffs and potential revenue increases The International Monetary Fund forecasts U.S. tariffs will …

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WHITE HOUSE: U.S. will not lower or remove tariffs on Chinese goods unless China makes some kind of reciprocal move… Leavitt: Trump won’t give up on fair trade practices. It’s not fair to say Trump is softening.

BREAKING: The White House press secretary says “there will be no unilateral reduction in tariffs against China.” Trump is putting the ball in China’s court. — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 23, 2025 BREAKING: White House Press Secretary Leavitt right now: There will be a fair trade deal with China, there will be no unilateral …

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US gives Ukraine “final” peace deal… Crimea to Russia… warns US ready to walk away from talks… Ukraine rejects the U.S. plan…

The United States has presented Ukraine with a so-called “final” peace proposal, which involves recognising Crimea as part of Russia and unofficially acknowledging Russian control over almost all territories occupied since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in 2022. Source: Axios, citing sources directly familiar with the proposal Quote: “The one-page document the US presented …

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China Turns Against Countries As U.S. Hits Back 245% Tariffs

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 …

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Trump move to cut global media hits legal wall. Court steps in. VOA journalists sue Trump, Kari Lake over shutdown of U.S. media agency

A federal judge has temporarily stopped the Trump administration’s efforts to streamline Voice of America and related networks, saying the moves may conflict with federal law. The ruling orders the government to restore jobs and funding at outlets like Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks — despite efforts to reduce bureaucracy and …

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12 Signs That U.S. Consumers Are Experiencing Far More Financial Stress Than Most People Realize

by Michael Consumer sentiment is plummeting, delinquency rates are rising, and nearly three-quarters of all U.S. consumers admit that they are “financially stressed”.  If U.S. consumers are experiencing this much pain now, what will things look like six months from today if there are empty shelves and widespread shortages?  We witnessed a brief period of severe financial …

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CTAs to inject $90 billion into global equities, $45 billion into U.S. stocks for the next 30 days

Goldman Sachs just sent up the flare. CTAs are primed to inject a jaw-dropping $90 billion into global stocks, with nearly half of it coming straight to U.S. equities. This isn’t some distant forecast. This isn’t a “maybe” situation. This is happening right now, regardless of what the market does. Let’s be clear: Commodity Trading …

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U.S. orders in China have dropped nearly to zero.

The tariff war not only has a significant impact on people’s livelihoods but also delivers a fatal blow to industries that rely heavily on international trade and exports. On April 17, a worker from a factory in Dongguan said the biggest losers of the tariff war might be their own factory.

U.S. trade deals take 18 months on average, from t-shirts to pharmaceuticals.

“It normally takes 18 months on average for the US to negotiate a trade deal, see chart below. Why does it take so long? Because trade negotiations involve going through what is imported into each country line by line and then negotiating the tariff for each product category… pic.twitter.com/1gh8mMveM4 — Kalani o Māui (@MauiBoyMacro) April …

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Drugged Into Oblivion: More Than 60 Percent Of U.S. Adults Admit That They Are Taking Pharmaceutical Drugs

by Michael Americans watch more television than anyone else in the world, and as we watch television we are constantly being bombarded by commercials from pharmaceutical companies.  As I discussed in a previous article, pharmaceutical companies spend more than 15 billion dollars on television advertising each year.  The reason they do this is because it works.  We …

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Zillow predicts home values to drop in every major U.S. metro. San Francisco faces steepest decline, Zillow forecasts -5.2% in home values

1) On a month over month basis, home values dropped in 24 of 50 states in March. The drops in value were most concentrated in the Sun Belt and Mountain West, as well as California. pic.twitter.com/xOuFYpoPNq — Nick Gerli (@nickgerli1) April 17, 2025 4) In Tampa, values are already down -3.3% over the last year. …

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Tucker and Whistleblower: U.S. Can Give ‘Fast-Moving Cancer’ to Targets It Wants to Eliminate

🚨 “The US Government has the technology to infect people with fast moving Cancer” “Caused from Direct Energy Weapons” “My friends have fast moving Cancer & that’s the typical process the agency uses overseas when they want to get rid of someone” US Whistleblower blows the lid… pic.twitter.com/lvXTGPLH0X — Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) April 15, 2025

The U.S. Dollar Is Crashing, And Our Reserve Currency Status Is In Serious Jeopardy – Is This Being Done By Design?

by Michael For many years, pundits have been warning us that the U.S. dollar would collapse.  In 2025, it is actually starting to happen.  The U.S. dollar hit a three year low against other global currencies last week, and on Wednesday the crash of the dollar resumed.  Overall, the U.S. dollar is now down about 9 …

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Fed refuses to help U.S. Treasury market.

The Federal Reserve is resisting pressure from the White House and Washington to spur big banks to buy more Treasury bonds, a reluctance that could further shake an unnerved market for US debt. Wild swings in Treasury prices forced President Donald Trump to reverse course on his sweeping tariffs, and investors remain spooked even after …

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The U.S. Dollar Stands at a Major Crossroads

by Jesse Colombo The U.S. Dollar Index is testing a key technical level that has triggered major rebounds in the past—making this an important setup for commodities and precious metals investors to watch closely. The U.S. dollar has fallen sharply since the start of the year, which has boosted commodity prices—especially metals like gold and silver—due …

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Now That China Is No Longer Sending 7 Incredibly Important Heavy Rare Earth Minerals To The U.S., What Will Happen To Our Economy?

by Michael Our current way of life could not continue without rare earth minerals.  Every single day of our lives, all of us depend on technology that was built using rare earth minerals.  In fact, the device that you are reading this article on right now probably contains rare earth minerals.  Ultimately, rare earth minerals aren’t …

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The U.S. just slapped a 245% tariff on Chinese products. China says it is open for talks if Trump shows “respect” and names a point person. US stocks rebound

🚨🇺🇸245% TRUMP TARIFF BODYSLAMS CHINA — WELCOME TO TRADE WAR SEASON 2 The U.S. just jacked tariffs on China up to a face-melting 245% — yeah, not a typo — up from the already brutal 145%. Why? Because Beijing hit back and Trump doesn’t do chill. He also signed an executive… https://t.co/9uWfqezUUd pic.twitter.com/YHzkOpMrXr — Mario …

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U.S. Treasury explores buybacks to ease market stress, TGA constraints and rising CDS spreads hint at deeper vulnerabilities

“What’s being proposed: The U.S. Treasury is floating the idea of buying back older debt securities. This is essentially a form of yield curve intervention a tool to inject liquidity, support market function, or steer duration risk away from the private sector. This is not QE in the traditional sense, as the Fed isn’t involved …

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China can sink 10 U.S. carriers in 20 minutes with hypersonics…

🇺🇸🇨🇳 SEC. HEGSETH: CHINA CAN SINK 10 U.S. CARRIERS IN 20 MINUTES Defense Secretary Hegsetht admitted the unthinkable: China’s hypersonic missiles could wipe out 10 U.S. aircraft carriers in 20 minutes. He says America loses every wargame against China, whose military was… https://t.co/GNTtsN2vsE pic.twitter.com/OH5fbn5XSv — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 15, 2025 In a rare admission, …

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Trump: All necessary permits will be expedited to NVIDIA.

BREAKING: President Trump says, "all necessary permits will be expedited to Nvidia" after the company committed to build $500 billion in the USA. pic.twitter.com/C2GEDLHpG1 — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 15, 2025 🇺🇸 President Donald Trump just said: "All necessary permits will be expedited and quickly delivered to NVIDIA" $NVDA pic.twitter.com/mIQXf0l035 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) April …

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U.S. launches national security probe into semiconductor imports, eyes tariffs

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 …

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Warning: the U.S. is Approaching a Funding Crisis

by Graham Summers, MBA Everything hinges on bonds. Forget the White House, forget the Treasury, forget the Fed. The bond market is in the driver’s seat. And if bonds don’t settle down, either A) the Trump administration will be forced to abandon its trade war or B) the Fed will be forced to intervene. As I wrote …

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