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It’s astoundingly entertaining to watch these numpties spin, swing and sway like windblown trash.
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It’s so weird seeing the Port of Seattle without any ships. I don’t see how we get out of this without a ton of supply shortages. Empty shelves are coming.
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Jake Sullivan: "When you see the car start careening toward the cliff, you've gotta say something. And what I've seen in less than 100 days is terrible damage to America's credibility and trust with our friends and allies, and terrible damage to America's appeal ... most of all what I've seen is China reaping the benefits."
Question: “Trump's strategy has been to announce these tariffs, then dial some back, pause them, make exceptions. Explain why you see this as a good negotiating strategy?"
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: "It's called strategic uncertainty.” 🤡
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
And
Scary.
Out of all of Trump’s economic team Bessent is the one who comes closest to sanity. And he is off his rocker if he thinks uncertainty is good for the country.
Scary.
Sounds like the same dooms-dayers on here who thought on Monday the entire state of Iowa was going to be blown away by tornadoes. 🥴
After discovering the US can’t negotiate a multitude of trade agreements with over 150 countries in the time allotted, the Administration floated rumors that instead of private negotiations with each individual party Trump would impose new duties without completing negotiations. Basically, one size fits ALL.
Now the officials say Trump is focused on negotiating agreements with just 18 key trading partners. If the nations don’t negotiate in “good faith” the reciprocal duties would be impose to their Apr. 2 rates. Trump will say whether they negotiated in good faith.
However, with Trump everything is subject to his whims.
Now the officials say Trump is focused on negotiating agreements with just 18 key trading partners. If the nations don’t negotiate in “good faith” the reciprocal duties would be impose to their Apr. 2 rates. Trump will say whether they negotiated in good faith.
However, with Trump everything is subject to his whims.
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
Every poster on HBOt who posts about Trump’s tariffs should watch this. It is spot on.
Also now threatening more tariffs, markets tanking before open.
We must officially be back in the buy stage of the market manipulation cycle.
We must officially be back in the buy stage of the market manipulation cycle.
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
Overnight Trump threatened the EU with 50% tariffs, this cannot continue.
He lays it bare. What Trump is doing is counterproductive. To his stated goals.
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
I keep getting told to “pray for surf”. And I have actually prayed for Trump to come to his senses.
But those hoping for good outcomes from this don’t see the water receding from the shoreline in an ominous way. If Trump doesn’t stop this chaos there will be surf in the form of a tsunami that really hurts the US economy over a multi-year period.
I’m sure that will help the bond market.
In my humble opinion that’s the real danger at this point. At some point, these antics may just push the bond market over the edge….and I feel that may be fairly catastrophic economically.
Rand Paul and some other Senators need to to give an ultimatum. No big beautiful bill. Unless u give tariffs back to Congress.
Between the new debt being added on and the continuing tariff earthquakes. Can’t see how something doesn’t break eventually.
hawkeyetraveler
HB Heisman
If we don’t change from our current spending/tax regime by definition we will eventually default or print money. That is a mathematical certainty. It’s just a question of time.
But instead of addressing that issue, the Trump admin has made it even more likely by destabilizing the dollar AND the economy.
To play off your analogy. The herd of animals fleeing from shoreline is the bond market.
Next I believe you start taking money from anyone who will lend it. My guess the Arabian peninsula.
