Ukraine gives U.S. access in exchange for continued support against Russia....
Is the Trump tariff plan already working? Meanwhile, UK Chancellor just announced plans to beef up British protections against cheap imports....
Indian daily THE HINDU: Vance wants "India to give greater access to its markets, buy more American energy and defence hardware." ...
Nividia, Novartis, and other firms are lined up to manufacture products to avoid tariffs, while our supply chain becomes more secured....
"The Democrats, long seen as the party of the people? No more."...
"The energy index decreased 3.3 percent for the 12 months ending March. The food index increased 3.0 percent over the last year."...
"While finalising the adoption of the EU countermeasures that saw strong support from our Member States, we will put them on hold for 90 days."...
"I am hereby raising the Tariff charged to China by the United States of America to 125%, effective immediately."...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: "I can tell you that this escalation is a loser for them."...
Trump also reassured Americans over the tariffs: "The United States has a chance to do something that should have been done DECADES AGO. Don’t be Weak! Don’t be Stupid! Don’t be a PANICAN (A new party based on Weak and Stupid people!)."...
"But we are also prepared to respond through countermeasures and defend our interests. And in addition, we will also protect ourselves against indirect effects through trade diversion."...
Ford believes it has "a competitive advantage" regarding tariffs because the company imports only "21% of the vehicles it sells here."...
“Joe Biden left us -- this is not an exaggeration Lawrence -- with the largest peacetime debt and deficit in the history of the United States of America, with sky-high interest rates. You don't fix that stuff overnight.”...
I wonder if any of these tariffs will change because, as I wrote earlier, many countries have dropped tariffs, eliminated some, or lowered the tariffs....
Cut all the tariffs!...
Trump thinks it "will lead to the construction of a lot of plants, in this case auto plants, and you're going to see numbers that you haven't seen both in terms of employment.."...
That 44%, who say right direction, that's up since November. And if that doesn't seem like a lot, the last time it cracked 40%, you got to go back to 2012, the last time it actually hit 44% or higher, January of 2004....
While the ongoing avian influenza outbreak has undeniably played a role in supply shortages, there’s a deeper story here that involves corporate profits, market manipulation, and a lack of meaningful intervention from policymakers....
