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Tag: CHINA
The Iran-Israel War: 30 Years of War Drums Reaches a Finale
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”–George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905 Before I offer a brief analysis of the […]
S&P 500: Gappapalooza
There are bear market rallies and then there are bear market rallies based on nothing but hopium and prayer. Well, this author is all out […]
China’s Version of the Trump-Xi Phone Call is Interesting
The following is the full government readout from China of the Trump-Xi phone call via Xinhua: Xi says dialogue, cooperation only correct choice for China, […]
06.05 10:46 a.m.: Trump Posts About Xi, WTF
Let us start with the posting from Truth Social: First off, one more time for the mentally challenged, THERE IS NO TRADE DEAL, just a […]
It Finally Happened: Trump Called Xi
And another great meme dies after two months of the trade war. In what has been hyped, lied about, promoted, and used to pump markets […]
Silver: It’s Happening
Finally. If silver breaks out above $35, as I’ve been saying forever, and closes with higher volumes above this level or preferably $36, then the […]
Secretary of Commerce Lutnick Surrenders the Trade War
There are news events which fly under the radar, and then there a days where the major news story is so obvious it should terrify […]
The Trump Team Forgot to Bring the Power to the Trade War
IN the early days of the 1970’s, a famous commercial aired about Calgon water softening products with the catch phrase “Ancient Chinese Secret” which was […]
The Tariff Ruling: A Nothingburger or Taco of Consequence?
The Court of International Trade, an Article III Constitutionally created by Congress to adjudicate trade disputes since the 18th century, dropped what at first appeared […]
The Bond Market Warned Us, Nobody Listened
In early April, shortly after “Liberation Day,” the US bond vigilantes interrupted their month long vacation of what is normally a dull month just long […]
Trump to Announce a Hopefully Future Trade Deal With 12th Largest Trading Partner
They political and financial media hypesters are at it again in a desperate attempt to keep the stock market and more importantly the bond market […]
Breaking Bad Enters the Trade War Conversation
There will be a cadre of bulls who insist that this author is insane. For the record, I am not a permanent bear as it […]
The Absurdity of US Trade War Strategy in One Story
The listeners to the MacroEdge Radio show via X-Spaces might come to the conclusion that this author is pro-globalism and anti-tariffs. That is the furthest […]
Get in My Belly of The Curve
Fat Bastard knew. Bond traders knew. The Asian traders thought they knew. European traders are still saying what the f***. Ignoring the so-called “tariff” relief […]