Tag Archives: Trade War

Tech gadgets caught up in US-China trade dispute – FT

Posted on July 5, 2018 by macromon

Looming US import tariffs on some of the hottest gadgets among younger consumers, from vaporisers to electric scooters and ‘smart home’ devices, threaten to drive up prices ► Subscribe to FT.com here: http://bit.ly/2GakujT

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Chain Ganging The Supply Chain With Tariffs

Posted on June 24, 2018 by macromon

Disaster looms.  

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G7 finance ministers speak out against U.S. trade tariffs

Posted on June 2, 2018 by macromon

Canada’s Finance Minister says tariffs will hurt citizens in US and in Canada… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/02/g7…

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“Many Chinese Would Like To Teach [Trump] A Lesson”

Posted on March 27, 2018 by macromon

Yikes!  Nasty rhetoric from a newspaper under the auspices of the People’s Daily. Me thinks Trump & Co.  are going to be played by Xi & Co. like a Chinese fiddle. China already perceives the Trump Administration as a Paper Tiger. … Continue reading →

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Mr. Market Weakens U.S. Negotiating Position With China

Posted on March 22, 2018 by macromon

Last week we were thinking about pulling together a post using game theory to predict the outcome of the Trump administration’s tariff announcement.   JP Morgan beat us to it, however. More interesting is the JPM quant’s assertion that Trump will … Continue reading →

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[Dangerous] Tweet of the Day

Posted on March 2, 2018 by macromon

Yikes!  Buckle up, folks. When a country (USA) is losing many billions of dollars on trade with virtually every country it does business with, trade wars are good, and easy to win. Example, when we are down $100 billion with … Continue reading →

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Who Could Lose the Most in a U.S.-China Trade War?

Posted on January 25, 2017 by macromon

Jan.22 — Now that Donald Trump is in the White House, the world’s biggest companies are trying to gauge the likelihood of a U.S. trade war with China. If the tension escalates, there could be losers on both sides. Bloomberg’s … Continue reading →

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Chinese Solar Spanked on US Trade Rep Announcement

Posted on October 15, 2010 by macromon

Holders of Chinese solar stocks got a little taste of what a trade war could feel like.  Trina Solar fell more than 9 percent as U.S. Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, announced his office has launched an investigation into the Chinese … Continue reading →

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