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Tag: TRADE WAR
What This Morning’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey Said Which is a Warning for the Fed
The New York Federal Reserve Bank published it’s monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey and the headlines were disturbing to the financial markets for all of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bull Markets are Peaceful, History is Violent
In the 2014 movie “Fury” the statement from the character Wardaddy of “Ideals are peaceful, history is violent,” was truly not respected as a reflection […]
The Trade War Isn’t Over Until Trump Says It’s Over
The bloodbath on Wall Street continues this week as President Trump decided to wake up and choose violence against equity holders and bond bears heading […]
Why Target’s Earnings Miss this Morning Matters
To say that it was just a bit outside is an understatement: Ouch. The excuses flew of course blaming the tariff war for cutting the […]
No Mention of a Trade Deal From the Chinese Government Yet
With all of the wild news and rumors flying around for years now, color these pages those of the eternal skeptic, willing to dig into […]
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 […]
5 Big Reasons Trump Capitulated on Tariffs
And no boys and girls, it was not the million plus donated to the “inauguration fund” by Apple CEO Tim Cook. The past 24 hours […]