US Tariff War

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

why do these people debase themselves and their futures by their involvement? People like Trump and Johnson have burned up associations with useful idiots who chose to suck up to them in the mistaken belief that they are valued when they are really just collateral damage?

After all that, the only point of clarification was whether Trump 'had blinked' or not.

FFS.......... :-)

 

[Dubai Blue]

So just to get things straight, the US unilaterally increases tariffs against a wide number of countries and when they don’t retaliate in turn the US pauses the tariffs.

Seems legit…

"I'm going to punch you in the face to pre-empt you punching me in the face."
"Wait, what? Why? I'm not going to punch you in the face."
"Oh, okay. Forget about it then."

The master negotiator strikes again!

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I think you have missed the point. If a franchise sells nothing, the franchise owner earns nothing.

Understood, but the cynic in me wonders if Macdonald's etc main customer base will be arsed.

 

[bluethrunthru]

after rigging the markets in plain sight they move to trivia on full deflection mode

 

[west didsblue]

From the NYT:

In recent years, electronics of the kind that used to be made exclusively in China, like Apple’s iPhone, have started to be assembled in India. Cargo shipping records show that the total weight of electronics flying out of the city of Chennai doubled between the start of the year and the end of March, to more than 2,000 tons, reflecting an effort to get ahead of the anticipated U.S. tariffs.

Not sure this effort to bring manufacturing back to the US is having the desired effect. The prospect of tariffs on China is certainly helping India though.

 

[Claytop]

after rigging the markets in plain sight they move to trivia on full deflection mode

Make.Dishwashers.Great.Again

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

after rigging the markets in plain sight they move to trivia on full deflection mode

There is a sort of base level cunning about this. Asking who wants their shower or dishwasher to be better I'd like asking blokes if they would like their cocks to be an inch or two longer.

 

[Gabriel]

He definitely knew what he was doing in using the words ‘nippy’ yesterday a couple of times in relation to the tariffs.

Racism in full view.

Also if I was China I’d stop all exports to the US for a month, send fuck all, get the **** begging for trade.

I thought he said 'yippy', from the golfing word 'yip', used to describe someone who has extreme nervousness on the green. As a person of colour himself, I'm sure no racism was intended...

 

[ballbag]

The only people kissing his arse are the spineless twats he's employed to kiss his arse.

He's a massive loser.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

Don’t mess with us Trump.

 

[babyape]

 

[Blue Maverick]

There is a sort of base level cunning about this. Asking who wants their shower or dishwasher to be better I'd like asking blokes if they would like their cocks to be an inch or two longer.

Two please who the hell would just go for one!

 

[Blue Maverick]

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Bloke on the radio said it takes 4 weeks for ships from China to get to USA, at any one time there approximately $1.5 billion worth of goods on thise ships, now they are double that amount, that was before this! who’s paying? how long can the ships stay offshore until it’s all sorted and also this would lead to a backlog of shipping as the ships stay offshore can’t be unloaded it can go back and fill up again.

 

[TinFoilHat]

Does the 90 day pause coincide with independence day?

Wouldn't put it past trump to shorten the markets again with more tariffs that day.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Does the 90 day pause coincide with independence day?

Wouldn't put it past trump to shorten the markets again with more tariffs that day.

I think it's 86 days to July 4 from yesterday.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

I thought he said 'yippy', from the golfing word 'yip', used to describe someone who has extreme nervousness on the green. As a person of colour himself, I'm sure no racism was intended...

It was definitely yippy.

As Stephen Colbert said, it's true, Putin was going 'yippee!"

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

 

[Deleted member 89841]

The Wall Street Journal going after Trump in no uncertain terms.

“It would be hard to find better evidence that markets believe the biggest threat to the world economy is Mr. Trump’s tariffs.”

Wall Street Journal Twists Knife After Trump Tariff Pause

The Wall Street Journal slammed President Donald Trump's trade policy in a scathing editorial celebrating his partial retreat on Wednesday.

www.mediaite.com

 

[TinFoilHat]

The Wall Street Journal going after Trump in no uncertain terms.

“It would be hard to find better evidence that markets believe the biggest threat to the world economy is Mr. Trump’s tariffs.”

Wall Street Journal Twists Knife After Trump Tariff Pause

The Wall Street Journal slammed President Donald Trump's trade policy in a scathing editorial celebrating his partial retreat on Wednesday.

www.mediaite.com

They'll be listed as a banned organisation in...

 

[bluethrunthru]

Bloke on the radio said it takes 4 weeks for ships from China to get to USA, at any one time there approximately $1.5 billion worth of goods on thise ships, now they are double that amount, that was before this! who’s paying? how long can the ships stay offshore until it’s all sorted and also this would lead to a backlog of shipping as the ships stay offshore can’t be unloaded it can go back and fill up again.

presumably anchor was slipped with the ships insured as was but now cargo could be double in price? Does Lloyds allow them to double the cover for double the premium but vary it if tariffs are varied? Thats just one example of the trading insecurity this flip flopping is causing