CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Sadly, past Administrations have allowed China to get so far ahead of Fair and Balanced Trade that it has become a great burden to the American Taxpayer. As President, I can no longer allow this to happen! In the spirit of achieving Fair Trade, we must Balance this very….” –Donald Trump, […]
Category: China
8/23/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…unfair Trading Relationship. China should not have put new Tariffs on 75 BILLION DOLLARS of United States product (politically motivated!). Starting on October 1st, the 250 BILLION DOLLARS of goods and products from China, currently being taxed at 25%, will be taxed at 30%…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 4:00 […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…Additionally, the remaining 300 BILLION DOLLARS of goods and products from China, that was being taxed from September 1st at 10%, will now be taxed at 15%. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 4:00 pm […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/DRUGS/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….all deliveries of Fentanyl from China (or anywhere else!). Fentanyl kills 100,000 Americans a year. President Xi said this would stop – it didn’t. Our Economy, because of our gains in the last 2 1/2 years, is MUCH larger than that of China. We will keep it that way!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….your companies HOME and making your products in the USA. I will be responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon. This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States. Also, I am ordering all carriers, including Fed Ex, Amazon, UPS and the Post Office, to SEARCH FOR & REFUSE,….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Country has lost, stupidly, Trillions of Dollars with China over many years. They have stolen our Intellectual Property at a rate of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year, & they want to continue. I won’t let that happen! We don’t need China and, frankly, would be far….” –Donald Trump, […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….better off without them. The vast amounts of money made and stolen by China from the United States, year after year, for decades, will and must STOP. Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 9:59 […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powell or Chairman Xi?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 9:57 am […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….My only question is, who is our bigger enemy, Jay Powel or Chairman Xi?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 23, 2019 9:40 am […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As usual, the Fed did NOTHING! It is incredible that they can ‘speak’ without knowing or asking what I am doing, which will be announced shortly. We have a very strong dollar and a very weak Fed. I will work ‘brilliantly’ with both, and the U.S. will do great…” –Donald Trump, […]
8/23/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said he would increase taxes on all Chinese goods and demanded that American companies stop doing business with China as his anger toward Beijing and his Federal Reserve chair boiled over on Friday [8-23-19]. Twelve hours after China said it would retaliate against Mr. Trump’s next round of tariffs […]
8/22/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump has shifted his stance on the unrest in Hong Kong in recent days to show greater solidarity with the pro-democracy protesters after coming to view the issue as a point of leverage in trade negotiations with China. For months, Trump administration officials described the Hong Kong uprising as an […]
8/21/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Doing great with China and other Trade Deals. The only problem we have is Jay Powell and the Fed. He’s like a golfer who can’t putt, has no touch. Big U.S. growth if he does the right thing, BIG CUT – but don’t count on him! So far he has called […]
8/19/2019
BUSINESS/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States will allow American companies to continue doing business with Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, for an additional 90 days, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday. [8-19-19]. The government’s reprieve is intended to give rural telecommunications companies in the United States more time to wean themselves from Huawei, which supplies […]
8/18/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our economy is the best in the world, by far. Lowest unemployment ever within almost all categories. Poised for big growth after trade deals are completed. Import prices down, China eating Tariffs. Helping targeted Farmers from big Tariff money coming in. Great future for USA!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 18, 2019 2:24 […]
8/18/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are doing very well with China, and talking!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 18, 2019 1:27 pm […]
8/16/2019
ARMS-WEAPONS/CHINA/MILITARY/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is moving forward with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, American officials said Friday [8-16-19]. The move is certain to further anger China at a time when a long-running trade war between Washington and Beijing has upended relations between the world’s two largest economies and […]
8/16/2019
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “To the outside world, China’s ruling Communist Party – faced with an expanding trade war crimping an already slowing economy and spiraling protests in Hong Kong – is confronting some of its strongest political and economic headwinds in decades. But at home, where China’s elite leaders prepare for the 70th anniversary […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Toymakers breathed a little easier this week when President Trump announced plans to delay tariffs on many goods from China — but their relief may not last long. The delay pushes a new 10 percent tariff on some Chinese imports to December from September, and allows companies and retailers to avoid paying […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘If they don’t get this Trade Deal with the U.S. done, China could have it first recession (or worse!) in years. There’s disinvestment in China right now. Also, the Fed is too tight (I agree).’ Steve Moore, Heritage Foundation” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2019 3:14 pm […]
8/15/2019
AUSTRALIA/CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Australian and New Zealand shares fell sharply on Thursday [8-15-19] as investors sold off equities globally in search of safety after a drop in a U.S. bond yield curve highlighted the risk of recession. The yield on the U.S. Treasury 10-year note briefly fell below the two-year yield, a pattern that […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/JOE BIDEN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Biden doesn’t have a clue! I will solve the China problem. https://t.co/v0sAoVEAoB” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2019 2:29 pm […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Fake News Media is doing everything they can to crash the economy because they think that will be bad for me and my re-election. The problem they have is that the economy is way too strong and we will soon be winning big on Trade, and everyone knows that, including China!” […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/PROTESTS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has suggested a path to an ‘enlightened ending’ to the crisis in Hong Kong: Have China’s leader meet ‘directly and personally’ with pro-democracy protesters. After weeks of largely avoiding the topic, the U.S. president’s advice — delivered, as usual, via Twitter — is a sign that he’s begun […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/PROTESTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If President Xi would meet directly and personally with the protesters, there would be a happy and enlightened ending to the Hong Kong problem. I have no doubt! https://t.co/eFxMjgsG1K” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2019 9:04 am […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: ..deferral to December. It actually helps China more than us, but will be reciprocated. Millions of jobs are being los…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2019 8:59 am […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @realDonaldTrump: Good things were stated on the call with China the other day. They are eating the Tariffs with the devaluation of thei…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 15, 2019 8:59 am […]
8/15/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UK: “Euro zone government bond yields went further into negative territory on Thursday [8-15-19], reflecting concerns of an impending global recession after the U.S. yield curve remained inverted for the second straight trading session. Risk aversion globally among investors also increased after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Wednesday [8-14-19] to tie a […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/PROTESTS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s top aides are urging him to back Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters, but the president isn’t interested, multiple people familiar with the administration’s internal debates say. In recent days, national security adviser John Bolton, China hands at both the National Security Council and the State Department, and several economic advisers have […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In a span of less than 24 hours, developments in Washington and Wall Street have sent a vivid message: The world is ambling toward an economic morass of the sort that no mere presidential tweet can fix. On Tuesday [8-13-19], President Trump blinked in the trade war with China, retreating from […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/GERMANY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In ominous signs of the damage being done by the trade war between China and the United States, data released on Wednesday [8-14-19] indicated that the German economy was hurtling toward recession and that growth at Chinese factories was slowing at a pace not seen in nearly two decades. The numbers […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s tariffs on Chinese imports are forcing Americans to pay more for everyday products. Many economists have shown this. If you look at the appropriate inflation data, like the rising price of imported home furnishings, you can see the effect for yourself. Mr. Trump still does not see it — he […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I know President Xi of China very well. He is a great leader who very much has the respect of his people. He is also a good man in a ‘tough business.’ I have ZERO doubt that if President Xi wants to quickly and humanely solve the Hong Kong problem, he can […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Good things were stated on the call with China the other day. They are eating the Tariffs with the devaluation of their currency and ‘pouring’ money into their system. The American consumer is fine with or without the September date, but much good will come from the short…..” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “..deferral to December. It actually helps China more than us, but will be reciprocated. Millions of jobs are being lost in China to other non-Tariffed countries. Thousands of companies are leaving. Of course China wants to make a deal. Let them work humanely with Hong Kong first!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 14, […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/PROTESTS/STATE/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said on Wednesday [8-14-19] that China wants to make a trade deal but it should treat Hong Kong ‘humanely’ first, explicitly tying a trade agreement to a peaceful resolution of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong…A U.S. State Department spokeswoman said earlier on Wednesday that the United States was […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We are winning, big time, against China. Companies & jobs are fleeing. Prices to us have not gone up, and in some cases, have come down. China is not our problem, though Hong Kong is not helping. Our problem is with the Fed. Raised too much & too fast. Now too […]
8/14/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘So far, you’ve had Tariffs imposed on 300 Billion Dollars worth of Chinese products, but you can’t tell me that it has hurt our economy…& it really hasn’t led to any kind of serious rise in prices at the consumer level.’ @Varneyco @FoxBusiness And we are taking in $Billions!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/13/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @AlexandreKrausz: Disturbing video taken in #Shenzhen just across the boarder with #HongKong. Something extraordinarily bad is about hap…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2019 12:39 pm […]
8/13/2019
BORDER/CHINA/INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our Intelligence has informed us that the Chinese Government is moving troops to the Border with Hong Kong. Everyone should be calm and safe!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2019 12:17 pm […]
8/13/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Many are blaming me, and the United States, for the problems going on in Hong Kong. I can’t imagine why?” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2019 12:11 pm […]
8/13/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As usual, China said they were going to be buying ‘big’ from our great American Farmers. So far they have not done what they said. Maybe this will be different!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 13, 2019 9:10 am […]
8/13/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Through massive devaluation of their currency and pumping vast sums of money into their system, the tens of billions of dollars that the U.S. is receiving is a gift from China. Prices not up, no inflation. Farmers getting more than China would be spending. Fake News won’t report!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/10/2019
CHINA/DEMS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China wants to make a deal so badly. Thousands of companies are leaving because of the Tariffs, they must stem the flow. At the same time China may be hoping for a Democrat to win so they could continue the great ripoff of America, & the theft of hundreds of Billions of […]
8/9/2019
CHINA/IMF/STEVE MNUCHIN/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The International Monetary Fund on Friday [8-9-19] provided little or no support for President Donald Trump’s assertion that China is manipulating its currency for an unfair trade advantage. In an annual review of China’s economic policies, the IMF said Beijing actually took steps last year to prop up the value […]
8/9/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Friday [8-9-19] he was not ready to strike a trade deal with China and indicated the next round of talks might not take place as scheduled in early September — raising new doubts about the future of the negotiations and stoking uncertainty on Wall Street…The Dow Jones […]
8/8/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Thursday [8-8-19] called on the Federal Reserve to take steps to weaken the U.S. dollar — a move that would make American exports more competitive in world markets while increasing prices on imported goods…Trump’s comment break with a long tradition of presidents expressing public support for a […]
8/8/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China may turn its currency into a weapon. It has already stopped buying American crops. Its mining industry stands ready to hold back minerals that are crucial to making iPhones and missiles, and its policymakers are openly discussing doing without American trade. Nearing the end of a tumultuous week that left stock […]
8/8/2019
AUSTRALIA/CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mike Pompeo, the United States secretary of state, came to Sydney a few days ago and described the American relationship with Australia as an ‘unbreakable alliance.’ I was there, at the State Library of New South Wales, surrounded by Australia’s foreign policy elite (including Malcolm Turnbull). I noticed both Mr. Pompeo’s […]
8/8/2019
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “In the past week, President Donald Trump has described China’s trade practices as ‘an anchor on us,’ saying Beijing is ‘killing us’ and wants to ‘hurt’ U.S. jobs. Yet as Chinese officials increasingly hint at a potentially violent crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong, Trump has remained largely silent. […]
8/7/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Three more Central Banks cut rates.’ Our problem is not China – We are stronger than ever, money is pouring into the U.S. while China is losing companies by the thousands to other countries, and their currency is under siege – Our problem is a Federal Reserve that is too…..” –Donald […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is pushing his bitter trade war with China into an aggressive and unpredictable new phase, bewildering Wall Street and risking an even bigger slowdown heading into a 2020 election in which the economy was supposed to be the president’s strongest selling point. The Trump administration on Monday [8-5-19] […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/STEVE MNUCHIN/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China on Tuesday [8-6-19] strongly rejected the Trump administration’s determination that it’s manipulating its currency for an unfair trade advantage and accused the United States of protectionist behavior that is hurting the global economy…The Central Bank also accused the United States of ‘wayward unilateralism and protectionist behavior that seriously undermines international […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war between Washington and Beijing took an unexpected turn this week as China let its currency drop sharply and the United States responded by officially designating the country a currency manipulator. The confrontation underscored the Trump administration’s focus on weakness in foreign currencies — and the corresponding strength of […]
8/6/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As they have learned in the last two years, our great American Farmers know that China will not be able to hurt them in that their President has stood with them and done what no other president would do – And I’ll do it again next year if necessary!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/6/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Massive amounts of money from China and other parts of the world is pouring into the United States for reasons of safety, investment, and interest rates! We are in a very strong position. Companies are also coming to the U.S. in big numbers. A beautiful thing to watch!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is intent on continuing to receive the hundreds of Billions of Dollars they have been taking from the U.S. with unfair trade practices and currency manipulation. So one-sided, it should have been stopped many years ago!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 11:00 am […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Based on the historic currency manipulation by China, it is now even more obvious to everyone that Americans are not paying for the Tariffs – they are being paid for compliments of China, and the U.S. is taking in tens of Billions of Dollars! China has always….” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/JOBS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….used currency manipulation to steal our businesses and factories, hurt our jobs, depress our workers’ wages and harm our farmers’ prices. Not anymore!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 10:58 am […]
8/5/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China dropped the price of their currency to an almost a historic low. It’s called ‘currency manipulation.’ Are you listening Federal Reserve? This is a major violation which will greatly weaken China over time!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 5, 2019 7:12 am […]
8/3/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Things are going along very well with China. They are paying us Tens of Billions of Dollars, made possible by their monetary devaluations and pumping in massive amounts of cash to keep their system going. So far our consumer is paying nothing – and no inflation. No help from Fed!” –Donald Trump, […]
8/3/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Countries are coming to us wanting to negotiate REAL trade deals, not the one sided horror show deals made by past administrations. They don’t want to be targeted for Tariffs by the U.S.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 3, 2019 7:41 am […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The trade war is back on. China on Friday [8-2-19] slammed President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods, effectively taxing all Chinese exports to the United States. Beijing said it was ready for a fight. ‘China will have to take necessary counter-measures,’ a […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump’s decision this week to ratchet up the trade war with Beijing by slapping more tariffs on Chinese goods came after aides thought they had talked him out of it weeks ago, according to two people close to the discussions. But the president’s annoyance with China finally boiled over […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump announced another wave of China tariffs this week, essentially saying he would impose a tax on nearly all $540 billion in Chinese goods that come into the United States in a year. And this batch could really bite. The administration carefully tailored previous rounds of tariffs to pinch businesses […]
8/2/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China on Friday [8-2-19] threatened retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned tariff hikes go ahead, while the renewed acrimony between the two biggest global economies sent stock markets tumbling. China’s government accused Trump of violating his June agreement with President Xi Jinping to revive negotiations aimed at ending a costly fight […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Thursday [8-1-19] he will ramp up the trade war against China by imposing a 10 percent tariff on roughly $300 billion worth of Chinese imports that haven’t already been hit with penalties. The new tariff attack, which Trump said will take effect on Sept. 1, would have […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…during the talks the U.S. will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products coming from China into our Country. This does not include the 250 Billion Dollars already Tariffed at 25%…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 12:26 […]
8/1/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…buy agricultural product from the U.S. in large quantities, but did not do so. Additionally, my friend President Xi said that he would stop the sale of Fentanyl to the United States – this never happened, and many Americans continue to die! Trade talks are continuing, and…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our representatives have just returned from China where they had constructive talks having to do with a future Trade Deal. We thought we had a deal with China three months ago, but sadly, China decided to re-negotiate the deal prior to signing. More recently, China agreed to…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…We look forward to continuing our positive dialogue with China on a comprehensive Trade Deal, and feel that the future between our two countries will be a very bright one!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 1, 2019 12:26 pm […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/DEMS/IRAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, Iran & other foreign countries are looking at the Democrat Candidates and ‘drooling’ over the small prospect that they could be dealing with them in the not too distant future. They would be able to rip off our beloved USA like never before. With President Trump, NO WAY!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
8/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump, frustrated by increasingly fruitless negotiations with China, said Thursday [8-1-19] that the United States would impose a 10 percent tariff on an additional $300 billion worth of Chinese imports next month, a significant escalation in a trade war that has dragged on for more than a year. The new […]
7/31/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “What the Market wanted to hear from Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve was that this was the beginning of a lengthy and aggressive rate-cutting cycle which would keep pace with China, The European Union and other countries around the world….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 31, 2019 3:41 pm […]
7/31/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American and Chinese negotiators finished talks on Wednesday [7-31-19] with little progress toward ending a trade war that has shaken the world’s economic confidence and rattled markets. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Robert E. Lighthizer, the Trump administration’s top trade negotiator, were seen leaving trade talks in Shanghai on Wednesday, the […]
7/30/2019
CHINA/ELECTION/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Tuesday [7-30-19] railed against China for failing to deliver on his high-profile promise it would buy significant quantities of farm goods, warning the country not to try to wait out his administration in hopes of negotiating a better deal with any new Democratic president…Trump’s comments, spread out […]
7/30/2019
CHINA/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China has lost 5 million jobs and two million manufacturing jobs due to the Trump Tariffs. Trumps got China back on its heels, and the United States is doing great. @AndyPuzder @MariaBartiromo” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 30, 2019 7:40 am […]
7/30/2019
ARMS-WEAPONS/CHINA/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Lawmakers in Congress from both political parties have accused the Trump administration of delaying an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, the self-governing democratic island off the coast of China that is supported by the United States. Chinese officials have said they object strongly to the sale of 66 […]
7/30/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China is doing very badly, worst year in 27 – was supposed to start buying our agricultural product now – no signs that they are doing so. That is the problem with China, they just don’t come through. Our Economy has become MUCH larger than the Chinese Economy is last 3 […]
7/29/2019
CHINA/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….countries that know how to play the game against the U.S. That’s actually why the E.U. was formed….and for China, until now, the U.S. has been ‘easy pickens.’ The Fed has made all of the wrong moves. A small rate cut is not enough, but we will win anyway!” –Donald Trump, […]
7/29/2019
CHINA/EU/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The E.U. and China will further lower interest rates and pump money into their systems, making it much easier for their manufacturers to sell product. In the meantime, and with very low inflation, our Fed does nothing – and probably will do very little by comparison. Too bad!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
7/26/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Apple will not be given Tariff wavers, or relief, for Mac Pro parts that are made in China. Make them in the USA, no Tariffs” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2019 9:08 am […]
7/26/2019
CHINA/NATIONAL SECURITY/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “There may or may not be National Security concerns with regard to Google and their relationship with China. If there is a problem, we will find out about it. I sincerely hope there is not!!!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 26, 2019 9:02 am […]
7/26/2019
CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The Trump administration on Friday [7-26-19] escalated pressure on the World Trade Organization, giving the international group a 90-day ultimatum to alter a provision that the United States argues has long allowed China to game the global trading rules. In a proclamation, President Trump said that the United States would ‘use all available […]
7/25/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration will begin paying $14.5 billion to farmers hurt by the US-China trade war by the end of August. It’s the second round of aid the administration will pay out as negotiations with Beijing continue past the one-year mark. Farmers received about $10 billion in aid last year. The […]
7/25/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration on Thursday [7-25-19] unveiled details of a $16 billion aid package to help farmers hurt by President Trump’s trade war with China, as soybean growers from around the country converged on Washington to tell lawmakers that rural America is ready for a cease-fire. Farmers have been among the […]
7/24/2019
CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TREASURY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Wednesday [7-24-19] appeared to defuse a threat from President Donald Trump to have multiple agencies probe Google for potential treason over the company’s work in China…He and Trump met with Google CEO Sundar Pichai this week, Mnuchin said, and came away assured the company does ‘very minimal’ work […]
7/23/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Farmers are starting to do great again, after 15 years of a downward spiral. The 16 Billion Dollar China ‘replacement’ money didn’t exactly hurt!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 23, 2019 6:54 am […]
7/15/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Monday [7-15-19] portrayed America as being on the winning end of his trade war, saying tariffs are punishing China’s economy while generating billions of dollars for the United States, an economic victory that will allow him to continue his fight without domestic harm…But government figures show that the […]
7/15/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….with the U.S., and wishes it had not broken the original deal in the first place. In the meantime, we are receiving Billions of Dollars in Tariffs from China, with possibly much more to come. These Tariffs are paid for by China devaluing & pumping, not by the U.S. taxpayer!” –Donald Trump, […]
7/15/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China’s 2nd Quarter growth is the slowest it has been in more than 27 years. The United States Tariffs are having a major effect on companies wanting to leave China for non-tariffed countries. Thousands of companies are leaving. This is why China wants to make a deal….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 15, […]
7/12/2019
BUSINESS/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The chairman of Huawei said Friday [7-12-19] the Chinese tech giant has yet to see any benefit from President Donald Trump’s promise to allow U.S. companies to sell some components to the company and called on Washington to remove it from a security blacklist. The ‘unjust and unfair’ decision to add Huawei […]
7/12/2019
CHINA/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..if Mexico produces (which I think they will). Biggest part of deal with Mexico has not yet been revealed! China is similar, except they devalue currency & subsidize companies to lessen effect of 25% Tariffs. So far, little effect to consumers. Companies will relocate to U.S.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2019 […]
7/11/2019
AGRICULTURE/BORDER/CHINA/MEXICO/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Mexico is doing great at the Border, but China is letting us down in that they have not been buying the agricultural products from our great Farmers that they said they would. Hopefully they will start soon!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2019 9:04 am […]
7/11/2019
CHINA/FOREIGN POLICY/NORTH KOREA/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As he tries to tackle the greatest challenges to American power in Asia, President Trump is overturning policy toward China and North Korea that for decades was as canonical as Confucian ritual. With North Korea, he is engaging with the enemy in hopes that negotiations will yield a surrender of […]
7/11/2019
CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Despite recent softer language from President Donald Trump in his fight with tech giant Huawei, officials guiding America’s 5G strategy lay out a simple reason the conflict isn’t going away: The U.S. is trying to safeguard the world from Chinese spies. The officials see the firm’s dominance on 5G and its close […]
7/9/2019
BUSINESS/CHINA/TECHNOLOGY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is following through with plans to allow American companies to continue doing business with Huawei, the Chinese telecom equipment giant, just weeks after placing the company on a Commerce Department blacklist. On Tuesday [7-9-19], Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the administration will issue licenses for American companies that […]
7/6/2019
CHINA/JOE BIDEN/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Joe Biden is a reclamation project. Some things are just not salvageable. China and other countries that ripped us off for years are begging for him. He deserted our military, our law enforcement and our healthcare. Added more debt than all other Presidents combined. Won’t win!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, […]
7/5/2019
CHINA/FEDERAL RESERVE/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Federal Reserve officials worry that the uncertainty caused by the trade war between the United States and China could be constraining business spending and may be contributing to a manufacturing slowdown that is dragging on growth. The concerns were outlined in the Fed’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report, released on Friday […]
7/3/2019
CHINA/EU/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China and Europe playing big currency manipulation game and pumping money into their system in order to compete with USA. We should MATCH, or continue being the dummies who sit back and politely watch as other countries continue to play their games – as they have for many years!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]