2020 ELECTION/CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/TARIFFS: “The Wall Street Journal just did a white-washed statement, so incorrectly, almost as incorrect as their views on tariffs against China, a country that has been ripping off the United States for years (not even including the disaster of the China Virus), trying to justify the fraud of an election in Pennsylvania, but […]
Category: Tariffs
6/5/2021
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/TARIFFS: “The media, the Democrats, and the so-called experts are now finally admitting what I first said 13 months ago. The evidence demonstrates that the virus originated in a Chinese government lab. Couldn’t say it. You couldn’t say it… The time has come for America and the world to demand reparations and accountability from the […]
9/30/2020
2020 ELECTION/DEMS/JOBS/JOE BIDEN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “As VP, Biden wiped out the Iron Range – seven plants were idled and more than 2K workers were laid off. After I put Tariffs on foreign steel, the Iron Range came roaring back to life! If Joe gets in, the Radical Left will shut down the Iron Range FOREVER!“ […]
9/10/2020
2020 ELECTION/CHINA/JOBS/JOE BIDEN/MICHIGAN/TARIFFS: “I have taken the toughest-ever action to stand up to China’s rampant theft of Michigan jobs. Sleepy Joe Biden has vowed to remove those Tariffs and allow China to resume its pillaging. Joe Biden’s Agenda is Made in China, my agenda is Made in the USA!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 10, 2020 […]
8/25/2020
CANADA/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS: “Beautiful Maine Lobsters will now move tariff-free to Europe! For first time in many years. GREAT new deal by USTR levels playing field with Canada. Millions of $’s more in EXPORTS… …More JOBS from Eastport, Cutler, & Jonesport to Stonington, Friendship, and Casco Bay. I am proud to help the great people of […]
7/14/2020
CHINA/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/UK: “No administration has been tougher on China than this administration. We imposed historic tariffs. We stood up to China’s intellectual property theft, at a level that nobody has ever come close. We confronted untrustworthy Chinese technology and telecom providers. We convinced many countries — many countries — and I did this myself, for the […]
7/4/2020
CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOBS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Jobs and companies are coming back to our country like never before. The power of tariffs being imposed on foreign lands that took advantage of the United States for decades and decades have enabled us to make great trade deals where there were none. Tens of billions of dollars are now paid […]
6/17/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOHN BOLTON/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Bolton never told me to do tariffs on China. Bolton never thought you could get any tariffs done on China. Bolton has no economic sense. Bolton never thought you could get tariffs on China. They paid us billions of dollars. I gave our farmers $12 billion and $16 billion dollars out […]
6/17/2020
CHINA/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/ECONOMY/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “China, last year, would have had the worst year they’ve ever had in many, many years and decades. And that was because I put a lot of tariffs on China that they never wanted. And I don’t want them to have bad years, but they happened to have a very bad year […]
5/3/2020
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS: “Look, tariffs, at a minimum, are the greatest negotiating tool that we have ever devised — that were never used for negotiation. President Xi only made the deal with us — they’re going to buy $250 billion… They didn’t want to buy from us. They took advantage of our country. Now they have […]
4/11/2020
CHINA/MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board doesn’t have a clue on how to fight and win. Their views on Tariffs & Trade are losers for the U.S., but winners for other countries, including China. If we followed their standards, we’d have no Country left. They should love Sleepy Joe!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]
2/21/2020
AGRICULTURE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “IF OUR FORMALLY TARGETED FARMERS NEED ADDITIONAL AID UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE TRADE DEALS WITH CHINA, MEXICO, CANADA AND OTHERS FULLY KICK IN, THAT AID WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, PAID FOR OUT OF THE MASSIVE TARIFF MONEY COMING INTO THE USA!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, February 21, 2020 10:24 […]
12/13/2019
ELECTION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “…..The Penalty Tariffs set for December 15th will not be charged because of the fact that we made the deal. We will begin negotiations on the Phase Two Deal immediately, rather than waiting until after the 2020 Election. This is an amazing deal for all. Thank you!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 13, […]
12/13/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “We have agreed to a very large Phase One Deal with China. They have agreed to many structural changes and massive purchases of Agricultural Product, Energy, and Manufactured Goods, plus much more. The 25% Tariffs will remain as is, with 7 1/2% put on much of the remainder….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December […]
12/13/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Wall Street Journal story on the China Deal is completely wrong, especially their statement on Tariffs. Fake News. They should find a better leaker!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 13, 2019 9:06 am […]
12/4/2019
GARY COHN/SPENDING/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Gary Cohn, President Donald Trump’s former top economic adviser, blamed Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum for depressing capital investment by U.S. companies, saying he would hold back too if he were a CEO. Cohn, who left the White House last year, criticized his former boss’s policies during a panel discussion […]
12/3/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After weeks of relative calm and record highs, stocks in the United States fell Tuesday [12-3-19] for the third straight day after President Trump’s comments on his China trade war rattled investors and revived some of the market volatility that has become a signature of the dispute between the world’s two […]
12/2/2019
GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump is winning at least one trade war: The one with his own party. Free-trading Republicans have feuded with the president for years now, and his decision on Monday [12-2-19] to reimpose tariffs on Brazil and Argentina brought new criticism from GOP senators — right as he needs them […]
12/2/2019
SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [12-2-19] that he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminum from Brazil and Argentina, a move that would shatter previous agreements with those countries and widen a global trade war that the president had appeared ready to scale back. Mr. Trump, in a message on Twitter, […]
12/2/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. Markets are up as much as 21% since the announcement of Tariffs on 3/1/2018 – and the U.S. is taking in massive amounts of money (and giving some to our farmers, who have been targeted by China)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 2, 2019 6:11 am […]
12/2/2019
AGRICULTURE/SOUTH AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers. Therefore, effective immediately, I will restore the Tariffs on all Steel & Aluminum that is shipped into the U.S. from those countries. The Federal….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 2, 2019 5:59 […]
11/26/2019
BUSINESS/FRANCE/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A brief truce in what had been an escalating battle between the United States and France over taxing digital services has expired, but President Trump gave no indication this week whether he planned to return to his threats to impose new tariffs on imported wine and other French products as a result. […]
11/17/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Our great Farmers will recieve another major round of ‘cash,’ compliments of China Tariffs, prior to Thanksgiving. The smaller farms and farmers will be big beneficiaries. In the meantime, and as you may have noticed, China is starting to buy big again. Japan deal DONE. Enjoy!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 17, 2019 […]
11/14/2019
BUSINESS/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Walmart announces great numbers. No impact from Tariffs (which are contributing $Billions to our Treasury). Inflation low (do you hear that Powell?)!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 14, 2019 9:32 am […]
11/11/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The Chinese say (about Trump’s Trade War & Tariffs), ‘he brought us to the table.’ This is the most prosperous economy the world has ever seen, and it’s going to be a very prosperous economy.’ Jamie Dimon on @60Minutes Thank you President Trump & the Republican Party!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November […]
11/11/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration, in a move that could forestall potentially devastating tariffs on foreign automobiles, is in discussions with European carmakers about increasing their investment and employment in the United States. The talks come ahead of a Wednesday deadline for President Trump to decide whether to make good on his threat […]
11/9/2019
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @cvpayne: All three major equity indices finished higher and at new all-time highs all while there are $360 billion in tariffs current o…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 9, 2019 6:58 am […]
11/6/2019
BRITAIN/EU/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain spoke with President Trump by phone on Tuesday [11-5-19], and to judge by the dueling summaries of the call provided by the White House and 10 Downing Street, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Trump were involved in two completely different conversations. The White House said the […]
10/28/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said Monday [10-28-19] that negotiations for the so-called phase one of the United States’ trade deal with China were ‘ahead of schedule’…The comments come ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Chile on Nov. 16-17…On Friday, Treasury Secretary Steven […]
10/18/2019
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “France is pressing the United States to negotiate a settlement to a WTO ruling that has allowed the Trump administration to impose tariffs on billions of dollars worth of cheese, wine and other European exports, French Finance and Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said Friday [10-18-19]…France is willing to put ‘all the […]
10/13/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….I agreed not to increase Tariffs from 25% to 30% on October 15th. They will remain at 25%. The relationship with China is very good. We will finish out the large Phase One part of the deal, then head directly into Phase Two. The Phase One Deal can be finalized & signed […]
10/11/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [10-11-19] outlined the first phase of a deal to end a trade war with China and suspended a threatened tariff hike, but officials on both sides said much more work needed to be done before an accord could be agreed. The emerging deal, covering agriculture, […]
10/10/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and China made good progress in high-level trade talks on Thursday [10-10-19], President Donald Trump told reporters, despite expectations that the two sides remain far away from a comprehensive deal…The Chinese team led by Vice Premier Liu He is in Washington for the first since Trump escalated his […]
10/3/2019
EU/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The U.S. won a $7.5 Billion award from the World Trade Organization against the European Union, who has for many years treated the USA very badly on Trade due to Tariffs, Trade Barriers, and more. This case going on for years, a nice victory!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 3, 2019 5:00 […]
10/2/2019
AGRICULTURE/AIRLINE INDUSTRY/EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [10-2-19] that it would impose tariffs on European aircraft, French wine and cheese, Spanish olive oil and other goods starting Oct. 18, after the World Trade Organization granted the United States permission to tax as much as $7.5 billion of European exports annually. The tariffs are […]
9/23/2019
JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The United States and Japan may fall short of signing a trade deal this week, as negotiators from both countries grapple with how to resolve President Trump’s threat to place tariffs on cars from Japan. The two countries had been working toward signing a limited trade deal this week, as Mr. […]
9/16/2019
EU/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WTO: “The World Trade Organization will grant the United States permission to impose tariffs on the European Union as part of a prolonged scuffle over subsidies given to European plane maker Airbus, European officials said Monday [9-16-19], a move that is likely to exacerbate trade tensions across the Atlantic. The ruling, to be […]
9/16/2019
CHINA/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Monday [9-16-19] that his administration had reached an initial trade agreement with Japan and would announce a deal in the coming weeks. The trade pact, while limited, is expected to increase access for American agricultural products like beef and chicken to the Japanese market. That would provide […]
9/12/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “President Donald Trump’s top advisers are rushing to find an escape hatch for a series of tariff increases in the coming months, worried about the potential for further economic damage. Many of the president’s top economic officials are trying to resurrect the terms they previously were negotiating with China, a deal […]
9/11/2019
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….on October 1st, we have agreed, as a gesture of good will, to move the increased Tariffs on 250 Billion Dollars worth of goods (25% to 30%), from October 1st to October 15th.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 6:17 pm […]
9/11/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said Wednesday [9-11-19] night that the United States would delay its next planned tariff increase on China by two weeks, as ‘a gesture of good will’ that may help to mend the seriously damaged ties between the world’s two biggest economies. The United States would delay a planned increase in […]
9/11/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘China suspends Tariffs on some U.S. products. Being hit very hard, supply chains breaking up as many companies move, or look to move, to other countries. Much more expensive to China than originally thought.’ @CNBC @JoeSquawk” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 11, 2019 5:14 am […]
9/6/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘China is eating the Tariffs.’ Billions pouring into USA. Targeted Patriot Farmers getting massive Dollars from the incoming Tariffs! Good Jobs Numbers, No Inflation(Fed). China having worst year in decades. Talks happening, good for all!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 6, 2019 10:14 am […]
9/4/2019
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We can’t have a system where we run our entire economy for the benefit of other countries, which have long charged us big tariffs. Don’t keep ducking the reality. The U.S. has been subject to Tariff Terrorism for 50 years. But a real deal can be done.’ Sam Zell @JoeSquawk” –Donald Trump, […]
9/4/2019
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We can’t have a system where we run our entire economy for the benefit of other countries, which have long charged us big tariffs. Don’t keep ducking the reality. The U.S. has been subject to Tariff Terrorism for 50 years. But a real deal can be done.’ Sam Zell @joekernencnbc” –Donald Trump, […]
9/3/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Tuesday [9-2-19] that Chinese manufacturing would ‘crumble’ if the country did not agree to the United States’ trade terms, as newly released data showed his trade war was washing back to American shores and hurting the factories that the president has aimed to protect. Days after new […]
9/2/2019
BRAZIL/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Brazil will allow more American Ethanol to enter the country without Tariffs, a decision that Brazilian mills are celebrating. The seemingly counter-intuitive reaction stems from the tone of ongoing negotiations between the South American nation and the U.S. for a…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 9:37 pm […]
9/2/2019
BRAZIL/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Brazil will allow more American Ethanol to enter the country without Tariffs, a decision that Brazilian mills are celebrating. The seemingly counter-intuitive reaction stems from the tone of ongoing negotiations between the South American nation and the U.S. for a….” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 4:58 pm […]
9/2/2019
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “….Trump Economics. With President Trump, Tariffs are bringing companies back to the USA like he said they would! @SteveHiltonx” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 6:57 am […]
9/2/2019
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘When you put everything together, the pro growth Tax & Regulation Cuts, help to retrain workers, the Tariffs which encourage manufacturers to come back to America, along with President Trumps tough approach on immigration (strong stance on illegals, promoting Merit Based), it…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 6:36 am […]
9/2/2019
BUSINESS/CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Before the trade war threatened to upend everything, Lena Phoenix spent most of her hours puzzling over how to expand the thriving footwear business she and her husband had founded in their home in Colorado. Now, she is mostly consumed with finding a way around the tariffs that President Trump just […]
9/1/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Peter Morici, Economist: Tariffs will not impact American consumers that much because the Chinese currency has gone down, which gives our importers a discount. Importers can find suppliers outside of China. Absolutely worth it, we don’t want to be servants to the Chinese! This…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 1, 2019 7:25 am […]
8/30/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [8-30-19] appeared to accuse companies of falsely claiming that they’ve been hurt by his escalating trade war with China, instead saying they’re mismanaging their businesses…Trump’s comments come just days before the U.S. is set to impose new tariffs on China in two rounds, with the first […]
8/30/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVES/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “If the Fed would cut, we would have one of the biggest Stock Market increases in a long time. Badly run and weak companies are smartly blaming these small Tariffs instead of themselves for bad management…and who can really blame them for doing that? Excuses!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, 2019 […]
8/30/2019
FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….We don’t have a Tariff problem (we are reigning in bad and/or unfair players), we have a Fed problem. They don’t have a clue!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, 2019 8:55 am […]
8/30/2019
MEDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “RT @MeetThePress: . @chucktodd asks: How could you say Trump is a free-market conservative as he issues tariffs? @DavidMMcintosh: ‘What we…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 30, 2019 7:15 am […]
8/30/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s economic advisers do not see a recession on the horizon, but they worry that gloomy news reports and a drumbeat of recession warnings could turn fear of one into reality. In an interview on Thursday [8-29-19], the acting chairman of Mr. Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, Tomas Philipson, said […]
8/29/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/GOP/TARIFFS/TRADE WAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans have sat patiently with President Donald Trump on his tariff roller-coaster ride with China. Now they’re starting to feel queasy. Trump argues his escalating trade war will force China to the table for a deal. But his ever-rising tariffs — and his market-rattling tweets — are increasingly alarming the GOP…But […]
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/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/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 […]
8/20/2019
BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Home Depot Inc (HD.N) beat quarterly profit estimates on Tuesday [8-20-19] as it sold more big-ticket items to high-spending builders and handymen, while flagging the potential impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing trade tussle with China on consumers. The home improvement chain, which has distanced itself from co-founder Bernie Marcus’ support […]
8/19/2019
ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TAXES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “White House officials have begun preparing options to help bolster the American economy and prevent it from falling into a recession, including mulling a potential payroll tax cut and a possible reversal of some of President Trump’s tariffs, according to people familiar with the discussions…Officials inside the administration have drafted a white […]
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 […]
8/15/2019
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/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 […]
8/14/2019
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
ASIA/ECONOMY/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The global economy is under increasing stress as growth cools and trade tensions take a mounting toll. On Wednesday [8-14-19], the tremors were felt worldwide. Shares on Wall Street were off sharply, only a day after they had rallied as President Trump narrowed the scope of his next round of tariffs. The […]
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/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/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, […]
8/8/2019
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 […]
8/5/2019
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, […]
8/3/2019
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
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 […]
8/1/2019
ECONOMY/FEDERAL RESERVE/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A fresh tariff threat from President Trump sank stocks on Thursday [8-1-19], pushing the S&P 500 to its fourth consecutive daily decline and reinvigorating investor worries about the outlook for the global economy. The trading day didn’t start out so badly. Stocks rose throughout the morning, after the Federal Reserve cut […]
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 […]
7/26/2019
FRANCE/G7/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday floated placing tariffs on French wines and other French products in retaliation for that nation’s new tax on large American technology companies, telling re: “President Donald Trump on Friday [7-26-19] floated placing tariffs on French wines and other French products in retaliation for that nation’s new tax […]
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
FRANCE/TARIFFS/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump said on Friday [7-26-19] that his administration would deny a request by the electronics giant Apple to avoid stiff tariffs the United States had placed on Chinese imports and threatened to hit France with heavy tariffs in response to a new digital tax that will affect American tech companies. Mr. […]
7/26/2019
BORDER/CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump on Friday [7-26-19] again sought to block migrants from Central America from seeking asylum, announcing an agreement with Guatemala to require people who travel through that country to seek refuge from persecution there instead of in the United States. American officials said the deal could go into effect within […]
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 […]
7/23/2019
CENTRAL AMERICA/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Declaring that ‘Guatemala has not been good,’ President Trump threatened on Tuesday [7-23-19] to retaliate against the country for not signing an immigration deal. He said his administration was considering imposing tariffs on Guatemalan exports or taxing money sent home by migrants. The deal, called a ‘safe third country’ agreement, would […]
7/23/2019
CENTRAL AMERICA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….Tariffs, Remittance Fees, or all of the above. Guatemala has not been good. Big U.S. taxpayer dollars going to them was cut off by me 9 months ago.” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 23, 2019 7:23 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
TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When you are the big ‘piggy bank’ that other countries have been ripping off for years (to a level that is not to be believed), Tariffs are a great negotiating tool, a great revenue producer and, most importantly, a powerful way to get……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2019 7:48 am […]
7/12/2019
AUTO INDUSTRY/MEXICO/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….companies to come to the USA and to get companies that have left us for other lands to COME BACK HOME. We stupidly lost 30% of our auto business to Mexico. If the Tariffs went on at the higher level, they would all come back, and fast. But very happy with […]
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 […]
7/9/2019
INDIA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “India has long had a field day putting Tariffs on American products. No longer acceptable!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 9, 2019 7:44 am […]
7/2/2019
CHINA/ECONOMY/JAPAN/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP BUSINESS: “A top Chinese leader made an unusually public effort on Tuesday [7-2-19] to ease trade tensions somewhat with the United States, woo foreign investors and reassure his own country’s citizens that their economy remained on track. In meetings during the World Economic Forum in the Chinese port city of Dalian, Premier […]
6/29/2019
CHINA/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I had a great meeting with President Xi of China yesterday, far better than expected. I agreed not to increase the already existing Tariffs that we charge China while we continue to negotiate. China has agreed that, during the negotiation, they will begin purchasing large……” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 29, 2019 4:22 […]
6/28/2019
AGRICULTURE/CHINA/G20/TARIFFS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Agriculture Department today reported a large U.S. soybean sale to China hours ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 summit in Japan, where the two leaders are expected to try to defuse escalating trade tensions. China purchased 544,000 metric tons of U.S. soybeans for […]