Category: Trade war
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Eisman’s Opinion
“Bullish Signs Continue. Here’s a summary of the highlights:Market Overview: Both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ reached 52-week highs. The S&P 500 rose approximately 3% and NASDAQ around 4% during the week. Earnings Reports: Strong performance in earnings reports contributed to market growth. Major reports came from companies like Carnival and Nike. Nvidia reported significant…
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The Farm Business
In the video “Farmer Answers Farming Questions | Tech Support | WIRED,” Tennessee farmer Matt Griggs addresses a variety of questions related to farming, providing insights into the modern agricultural industry. Griggs explains how farmers achieve straight lines in their fields primarily through the use of GPS-enabled tractors with auto-steer functionality. He highlights the essential…
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Fed Chair vs. The World
Speech starts at 10:45 Jerome H. Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve, addresses the Economic Club of Chicago, discussing the current economic outlook and the Fed’s dual mandate of maximizing employment and ensuring price stability. Powell outlines the resilience of the U.S. economy despite heightened uncertainties, acknowledging challenges arising from trade policy changes, inflation concerns linked…
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What the Ship?!
Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses US Tariffs with China and other countries; US Walks Out of IMO Climate Meetings; US, Panama, and CK Hutchinson; US Trade Representatives and Port Fees; and Red Sea.
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Thiel on Tariffs
VC and Conservative/libertarian benefactor Peter Thiel on tariffs.
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“The Bling Dynasty”
The complex journeys of the business industrialists and entrepreneurs who now yield just as much power as any elected leader. Each episode focuses on a different economic superpower, USA, China, and Russia. Economic backwater to economic juggernaut, all through stories of its most significant businessmen.
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“Italians make the pasta, and the Swiss make the watches…”
“Normally we think we know what’s gonna happen in the future. We normally assume the future will look mostly like the past…and usually it works because the world doesn’t change that much…the world has been shook up like a snowglobe by the events of the past few days…this is in flux…even if you know what…
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The Pro Argument
Money & Macro suggests that Trump is demanding a new global order that categorizes countries based on their economic relationship with the U.S. The narrative also highlights Trump’s focus on reindustrializing America to counter the perceived threat of deindustrialization and to strengthen the country’s position against competitors like China. The Bretton Woods system, which linked…
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Tariff Man
“Can Trump’s Tariffs Work?” explores President-elect Donald Trump’s strong advocacy for tariffs as a means to protect American jobs and stimulate the economy, an approach he has termed himself as a “Tariff Man.” It details his proposed tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China, and the economic reactions these policies triggered. The discussion contrasts Trump’s tariff…
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“Not one inch to the East”
“Did NATO promise Russia never to expand to the east? | DW News centers the discussion around Russian President Vladimir Putin’s allegation that Western leaders broke promises not to expand NATO towards Russia’s borders. During the Cold War, Europe was divided into two spheres of influence, with NATO in the west and the Warsaw Pact…