US Versus China: From Tariff War To Economic War
Authored by Jack Rasmus via Counterpunch.org, This past weekend, June 29, 2019 Trump and China president, Xi, met again at the G20 in Japan in the midst of a potential … Read more
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Tesla wins tariff exclusion on imported aluminum
Tesla wins a tariff exclusion for the Japanese aluminum used in its batteries, according to government documents. The Department of Commerce will waive the 10% tariffs placed on aluminum for … Read more
China SOLD More U.S. Debt! China Currency DEVALUE Further Erasing Tariff Effect
Do you think that countries manipulate their currencies to their advantage intentionally? China has been holding onto vast quantities of U.S. debt for years. This is partly to offshore their … Read more
Ben Shapiro on Trump’s Mexico Tariff Threat: “Holy crap! If true, Trump was 100% right and I was 100% wrong. Good on him.”
Holy crap! If true, Trump was 100% right and I was 100% wrong. Good on him. t.co/KbFVWl9qT5 — Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) June 6, 2019
Trump is creating tariff chaos to push fed into cutting & qe-4?
trump is creating tariff chaos to push fed into cutting & qe-4 pic.twitter.com/bg9KZa0G1Q — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) June 6, 2019 pic.twitter.com/joWGKS9hkn — Alastair Williamson (@StockBoardAsset) June 6, 2019 wow – … Read more
Forecaster Jim O’Sullivan on Tariff Headwinds and Second-Half Slowing
by FS With trade tensions escalating and a global slowdown underway, many are left wondering if recession is near. Financial Sense Insider spoke with Jim O’Sullivan, chief economist at High Frequency … Read more
Markets Roiled As Trump Imposes ‘Shock Tariff’ of 5% Up To 25% On All Mexican Goods Over Immigration
by Jesse Via tweet Trump tanked the markets by imposing a ‘shock tariff’ on all Mexico goods of 5%, increasing to 25% until Mexico does something to halt illegal immigration from their … Read more
HMM: China’s Tariff List Advertises Its Trade War Weakness.
via nationalinterest: What’s even more revealing about China’s choices are the U.S.-made products that haven’t made any tariff list. They include civilian aircraft and their engines and parts, which had a … Read more
Williams-Sonoma CEO says the company saw tariff hikes coming, hired more US workers.
CNBC Television Published on May 14, 2019 Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Abler explains to Jim Cramer that the furniture retailer foresaw tariff increases on Chinese imports and how they moved operations … Read more
Danielle Park – Tariff Distraction
Financial Survival Network, Released on 5/16/19 It’s no secret that the average worker’s income has remained stagnant for decades. This has happened in the face of rising productivity and technological … Read more
Danielle DiMartino Booth on the impact of U.S.-China tariff tensions on the economy, stocks and Federal Reserve policy
Fox Business, Released on 5/13/19 Danielle DiMartino Booth spent nine years as an advisor to Richard W. Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. Danielle left the Fed in … Read more
The Deadline Passes And Trump Brings Down The Tariff Hammer – China Immediately Promises To Retaliate
by Michael Snyder At 12:01 AM eastern time on Friday, President Trump followed through on his threats and hit China with a massive tariff increase. As you will see below, … Read more
Trump to Hike Tariff Rate on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods: Two Tweets Two Lies
via mishtalk: Trump announced in Tweets he is hiking tariffs on China. He told two lies in those Tweets. There’s an implied third lie. Supposedly, trade talks with China are going … Read more
US points tariff cannon at EU-Ready! Aim!…and markets yawn; US futures flat this morning
by QuantalyticsResearch US Stocks Preview Ahead of the Open Global stocks are flat this morning amid tariff threats and US stocks index futures are FLAT with front-month Dow Jones minis -0.03%, S&P 500 minis … Read more
Fed Rate Hike Forecast and Trade Tariff Talks Increasing Market Uncertainty
From Birch Gold Group Only two and a half months ago, the Fed signaled two rate hikes for 2019. But the Powell-led Fed appears confused because they’ve just adjusted that forecast to zero. … Read more
Chief Trump China Tariff Negotiator Lighthizer: More Tariffs May Be Needed
via CNBC: Robert Lighthizer has reportedly told friends and associates he is intent on preventing Trump from accepting “empty promises” like temporary increases in soybean purchases. In order to avoid … Read more