Tracking Trump's Tariffs and Turbulent Trade Talks

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A ruling striking down Trump's tariffs would be like rocket fuel for stocks​

  • The Supreme Court's skepticism of Trump's tariffs gave stocks a boost on Wednesday.
  • Investors and strategists say a reversal would be a highly bullish development for the market.
  • Tariff-exposed consumer shares and automakers jumped in Wednesday trading.
What's the opposite of "Liberation Day"? The market might soon find out.

About seven months after the worst market meltdown since the pandemic brought on by the unveiling of Donald Trump's tariffs, investors are eyeing the possibility that the Supreme Court could wind back the clock.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...-fuel-for-stocks/ar-AA1PSuWj?ocid=socialshare
 
searcher said:
A ruling striking down Trump's tariffs would be like rocket fuel for stocks
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Only because Wall Street profits on the selling out of America.

All Wall Street wants, is shot term gains.

A company fires American workers and moves production overseas? They become a hot commodity on Wall Street.
 

China Resumes U.S. Wheat Purchases After Trump–Xi Meeting

China has booked two cargoes of U.S. wheat following last week's meeting between the countries’ leaders, traders said on Thursday, the first such purchases since October last year, signaling easing trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
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Trump Plans One-Year Pause on Port Crane Duties, China Ship Fees

The US is pushing forward on President Donald Trump’s pledge to pause a series of penalties aimed at China’s shipbuilding industry, a key concession in his interim trade pact with counterpart Xi Jinping.
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This is like day 38 or 39 of the shutdown. Let's take a look at things.

America
- insurance rates going up-up-and away
- peeps going hungry
- air travel is now a shit show
- all kinds of workers not getting paid
- the house Rs have been on a six week paid vaca

The rest of the industrialized world
- moving right along
 
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That law hadn't ever been used for that purpose because all potus' since then have been ok with selling out the nation. Ie: they were Globalism first, America second.

They were ok with helping to build the rest of the World at our nations expense. that's why they always agreed that other nations could tariff our exports, but we weren't supposed to tariff or only have very low tariffs on their exports. (the so-called "free trade" bs)

Those tariff agreements are all rooted in the idea of helping the rest of the World rebuild after WW2. Well they are rebuilt. Time to fix it for real.
 
It's all the dems fault.

They are holding the gov and nation hostage over a trillion in wasteful spending. When the dems were in power and gov facing shutdown, the R's didn't pull this crap.
 

Trump rants at America’s beef producers after failed Argentine deal​

Donald Trump suddenly has a big beef with, well, Big Beef.

After days of being hammered over his failure to lower prices on everyday grocery staples — and just about an hour after being pressed on the matter while sitting next to Hungary’s strongman leader Viktor Orban in the White House — the president unleashed on U.S. meat producers Friday, accusing them of artificially inflating prices and saying he’s ordered a Justice Department probe into the beef industry.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...d-argentine-deal/ar-AA1Q1tCt?ocid=socialshare
 

If Trump Has Raked in Trillions, Where Is the Money?​

Apart from golfing, grifting, and gaudy gold decorations, Donald Trump has few passions. One of them is making up numbers. And, since he also likes superlatives, the bigger they are, the better (the one exception is his weight, which he routinely understates by a few dozen pounds).

While the figures Trump throws around are generally supposed to make him look good, there’s no real rhyme or reason behind his use of numbers.

For example, he is very specific when lying about his crowd sizes but vague when he is talking about the size of golf legend Arnold Palmer’s pecker.

Consistency isn’t important. On the campaign trail, Trump kept increasing the number of undocumented immigrants who had allegedly entered the US during Joe Biden’s term in office (from 10 million to 25 million). And, more recently, the number of “wars” the president claims to have stopped also keeps going up.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...ere-is-the-money/ar-AA1Q5mf2?ocid=socialshare
 
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'Where Is The Money"?

Been asking myself that for a while. What became of the tariff dividend check Leonid Muskrat talked about?
 
searcher said:
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'Where Is The Money"?

Been asking myself that for a while. What became of the tariff dividend check Leonid Muskrat talked about?
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Dear Lord................maybe, just maybe this is true.

Trump says a tariff dividend of 'at least' $2,000 will be paid to most Americans​

  • President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that a $2,000 tariff dividend would be paid to Americans.
  • In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the payments would be for all but "high income people."
  • The president also called critics of tariffs "fools" and said the US was taking in "trillions of dollars."
President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that a dividend payment of "at least" $2,000 would be paid to most Americans from US tariff revenues.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/mar...o-most-americans/ar-AA1Q5UKX?ocid=socialshare
 
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The proof is in the pudding. Believe it when it's in my account.
 
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So the top 10% are doing great. Thats wonderful. I'm sure the 90% are all rooting for higher stock prices so the wealthy can get wealthier. LOL.
Almost no inflation? Inflation is, by official numbers, over 3%. 2% is supposed to be the target so 50% higher than it should be and that's almost no inflation? I'm guessing not any politicians are out there buying their own groceries on a weekly basis.
The 2000 won't be for everyone. Why send out money to anyone if things are so great? Apparently they didn't learn from the last round of stimulus, how bad inflation gets when they do that. In 2020 I was buying ribeyes for 8 a lb. Now I can barely get ground beef for that money. 5.50 at Costco a month ago. But a pot roast was around 8.50 a lb. Last year when I split a 1/2 beef with someone it was around 5.00 a lb out the door. This year will be almost double that. No inflation though.
 

High costs, tariffs hammering U.S. farmers​

Nov 9, 2025
American farmers have struggled for years with high costs and low prices. A trade war with China worsened conditions and, while a deal between the countries offers some hope, it may not be enough.

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U.S. Ports Facing ‘Goods Recession’ Amid Holiday Lull, Tariff Woes

President Donald Trump’s return to the White House in January kicked off a rollercoaster year for manufacturers, retailers and other U.S. industries dependent on goods from abroad.
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China Tightens Export Controls for Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

China's Ministry of Commerce will now require manufacturers to get a license in order to export 13 separate chemicals to the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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The U.S. Commerce Department has proposed a 92% tariff on 13 Italian pasta brands due to an anti-dumping investigation, which could be combined with a 15% baseline tariff on EU goods, raising the total cost of imports to over 107%. This could make the pasta significantly more expensive for American consumers and potentially lead to some brands leaving the U.S. market entirely, though some companies like Barilla have pasta production facilities in the U.S. and are evaluating their options. The final decision is expected in January 2026, and Italian officials are considering trade complaints.
 

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Italian imports store owner on threat of new pasta tariffs: "We can only absorb so much"​

Nov 11, 2025
Some popular pasta brands from Italy may have to say "arrivederci" to U.S. store shelves as President Trump is threatening heavy tariffs on the imports. Meg Oliver has more.

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Here's a simple rule of Thumb for the traders and Farmers out there. Grain prices Peak in the Spring when farmers have to buy seed corn. They Bottom in the Fall when Farmers try to sell their crops. IE the Agribusiness Industry controls the price.
 

Trump tariffs are helping drive U.S. beef prices to new highs​

  • President Trump’s tariffs are contributing to beef price increases.
  • Exports of beef bound to the U.S. are down because of Trump’s trade war.
  • The U.S. cattle herd is the lowest in 75 years as drought and parasites take a toll, compounding the effect of any additional stress on the beef supply chain.
President Donald Trump is blaming the meat packers and U.S. cattlemen for rising beef prices, but the tariffs on beef from Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Uruguay, feed, farm equipment and machinery are all adding to the price surge.

The United States is a big buyer of Australian, Brazilian, and New Zealand beef exports.

Brazil is the second-largest beef-producing country and the largest beef-exporting country in the world.

 
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