Tracking Trump's Tariffs and Turbulent Trade Talks

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Trump’s Other War

President Trump’s tariffs have been estimated to impose an over 800 dollars tax on the average American household this year.
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finance.yahoo.com

Record imports push US trade balance deep into the red in August

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The US trade deficit widened more than expected in August as imports jumped to a record high against the backdrop of robust domestic demand, keeping trade on track to again subtract from economic growth in the third quarter. The deterioration reported by ‌the...
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searcher said:
finance.yahoo.com

Record imports push US trade balance deep into the red in August

WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The US trade deficit widened more than expected in August as imports jumped to a record high against the backdrop of robust domestic demand, keeping trade on track to again subtract from economic growth in the third quarter. The deterioration reported by ‌the...
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Then clearly everyone can afford the tariffs, right?

If not, imports would be down, wouldn't they?

Do you tend to buy more, or less of things you can't afford?
 
^^^^ what's funny about that @searcher ?

Do you buy more of the stuff you can no longer afford?
....or less of it?

If both imports are up as well as tariffs on those imported goods, then obviously the tax on imports is not high enough to change consumers behaviors. Ie: the tariffs are affordable.
 
Joe King said:
^^^^ what's funny about that @searcher ?
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Sometimes when I post certain things I know that you'll probably reply and I know where you'll go. I've even bet a few people that you'll reply in a certain way. And you came through for me. 🍺 🍺🍺

You take some of my posts way too seriously. :dontknow:

Joe King said:
Do you buy more of the stuff you can no longer afford?
....or less of it?
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Shopping is kinda a game with me. I only buy stuff I need and only when it's on sale. I'm also totally debt free. Don't owe squaduce to anyone, thank God.
 
searcher said:
Sometimes when I post certain things I know that you'll probably reply and I know where you'll go. I've even bet a few people that you'll reply in a certain way. And you came through for me. 🍺 🍺🍺

You take some of my posts way too seriously. :dontknow:
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So when you post some news that is fact based, ie: imports are up, that it's not real and to be taken seriously?

Then you posted news articles about tariffs making things too expensive.

That wasn't serious?


What I am pointing out, is that if both of those items are true, it can only mean that the tariffs are in fact affordable.

Otherwise people would be buying less imported (tariffed) stuff.


searcher said:
Shopping is kinda a game with me. I only buy stuff I need and only when it's on sale. I'm also totally debt free. Don't owe squaduce to anyone, thank God.
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But when the prices of the things you want to buy go up to an unaffordable level, do you you tend to buy more of it, or less of it?
 
searcher said:
Sometimes when I post certain things I know that you'll probably reply and I know where you'll go. I've even bet a few people that you'll reply in a certain way.
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So you are saying that you intentionally troll people?

Is that something a mod should be doing?
Ie: sounds like what Pete Rose did. Place bets on his own games.

If so, I reserve the Right to reply in any manner I wish to reply in.

Edited to add: especially when all I was doing was pointing out the inconsistencies between articles you've recently posted, and doing so in a manner intended to engage and discuss the issues in hopes of coming to a fact based conclusion we can both agree with.

Why is it unreasonable to point out the fact that if imports are up, the tariffs can't be adding that much cost to the things we buy from other nations.
 
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Joe King said:
What I am pointing out, is that if both of those items are true, it can only mean that the tariffs are in fact affordable.
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Not true. When I go food shopping I talk to peeps. They are not happy at all with the cost of things, and they blame it on T and his crapola. When he talks about affordability he says the word "affordability" in a sing song voice, as if it's a joke.

Example:



Joe King said:
So when you post some news that is fact based, ie: imports are up, that it's not real and to be taken seriously?
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What he's done is screw the American people with his policies. Around here people are not happy with him at all.

Joe King said:
So you are saying that you intentionally troll people?
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Nah, just trying to have some fun. If I can win a bet for lunch :dontknow:
 
Free to read

As usual, take it fwiw, dyodd & make of it what you will.

Trump Is Gutting America’s Core Geopolitical Advantage: Robert B. Zoellick, former US Trade Representative, deputy secretary of state and World Bank president, on the strategic cost of antagonizing Canada and Mexico. (Foreign Affairs)
 

Trump waives tariffs on largest buyers of Russian oil​

President Trump prevented some new sanctions on Russia and hefty tariffs on large-scale buyers of Russian oil from taking effect late Friday, waiving portions of a bipartisan law aimed at pressuring the Russian government — as Mr. Trump seeks to ease prices by tapping Russian energy.

Tariffs of 100% on the world's five largest importers of Russian crude oil and natural gas were set to take effect on Sunday under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, which Mr. Trump signed late last month. But the law gives the president the authority to waive portions of the law if he certifies to Congress that halting the sanctions is "in the national interests of the United States," a provision that Mr. Trump invoked in an executive order Friday.

More:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/othe...s-of-russian-oil/ar-AA2epDA3?ocid=socialshare
 
Not so much about T's policies, talking trade on a global scale, especially Europe.

Nothing to see, can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

DW News

Is Europe still a global power? The brutal free trade debate | The Dip Podcast

Oct 18, 2026 The Dip Podcast: Money, power & consequences
For decades, Europe grew rich in a world built on open markets. Today, that world is disappearing. Governments are using tariffs, sanctions, export controls, subsidies, and industrial policy not just to boost growth, but to gain geopolitical leverage. Economics is no longer separate from security. Caught between an increasingly protectionist United States and a more assertive China, Europe faces a difficult question: Can it stay committed to free trade, or must it join the global race for economic power?
In this episode of The Dip, Abraham Newman and Hosuk Lee-Makiyama debate whether Europe is adapting to a new era of geoeconomics or slowly losing its place in the world. Who will write the rules of the global economy in the next decade: the US, China, or Europe.


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