Trump: If the Democrats got in, the entire economy would collapse
Trump: If the Democrats got in, the entire economy would collapse
The Observer view on Trump’s tariffs: Starmer faces his greatest test as prime minister | Observer editorial https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/05/the-observer-view-on-trumps-tariffs-starmer-faces-his-greatest-test-as-prime-minister #Trumpadministration #Internationaltrade #EuropeanUnion #Trumptariffs #RachelReeves #DonaldTrump #KeirStarmer #Economics #Politics #Poverty #Tariffs #Europe
Singh promises a family doctor for every Canadian during campaign stop in St. John's
During his campaign stop in St. John's, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh said his government would recruit thousands of doctors, as well as support local fisherman and workers in the face of Trump's tariff threats. Despite low polling, Singh said there is no chanc...
#politics #election #healthcare #economics #StJohns #Atlantic
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/singh-doctors-stjohns-1.7503037?cmp=rss
There once was a leader named Keir,
Who saw the economy unclear,
He ordered a reset,
To ease the nation's debt,
Hoping for a brighter atmosphere.
#GuardianLimerick #Politics #Tariffs #Economics #China #Europe #Business #Protest
Starmer faces his greatest test, it's true
Navigating Trump's tariffs, what to do?
With Brexit's shadow near
Pressures mounting, oh dear
A challenge for him, the Observer's view
#GuardianLimerick #Poverty #Economics #Europe #Politics #Tariffs
"Making the world safe for both globalization and democracy would require new measures to protect human dignity from the market."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/opinion/globalization-collapse.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9U4.Cbyj.E6Scf3kzfqVR&smid=url-share
Lutnick: "What's happened to the world is the global governments have backed taking our factories away from us. I mean, there's nothing about Taiwan that they should be making semi-conductors. There's nothing about Korea that they should be making all the appliances."
“when the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich”
- Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C'mon, just close your eyes, hold your noses, and do it!
Huh.
So just making shit up can create a $5 trillion problem for the USA over just 2 days? And much more for the entire world?
Who could possibly have known?
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2671678361/
The capital A Asshole who did this just got out of jail, then was relied upon to craft Trump's tariff policy.
Nice move, Very Smart Guy Donald Trump.
"The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trump into a global disaster"
Who is Ron Vera ...
How do you think the tariffs will affect the US economy?
President Trump defends tariff policy, urging resilience and predicting historic economic outcomes amid escalating trade tensions with China and implementation of new tariff structures.
#YonhapInfomax #DonaldTrump #TariffPolicy #TradeWar #China #EconomicRevolution #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=57338
The subreddit r/stocks has pinned a suicide hotline post, after stocks were down trillions this week:
"Many people believed that this kind of internationalism was irreversible and that the interdependence of the global economy would guarantee peace and prosperity, even if it was also unsettling." 2025? No, more like 1910
ht: @jenmercieca
Trump: In my first term... the stock market went up more than any other president... I think in my second term we will blow that away.
BREAKING: Hedge funds are facing Lehman-style margin calls due to the market crash triggered by President Donald Trump's tariffs, per DailyMail
“Ignore the Greek letters, which cancel each other out. This says that the assumed level of a country’s protectionism is equal to its trade surplus with America divided by its exports to America.”
“There’s so much wrong with this approach that it’s hard to know where to start.”
From #PaulKrugman post:
Will Malignant Stupidity Kill the World Economy?
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-careless-stupidity-kill-the
Lutnick: "European Union won't take chicken from America ... they hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak."