Looks suspiciously like US and China have actually met to “discuss” trade relations

China exempts some U.S. imports from 125% tariff rate

How does that equate to 5.4percent growth?

China says no ongoing trade talks with the U.S., calls for canceling 'unilateral' tariffs

How do you conclude that? What math did you use? I think the US represents 15 percent of Chinas export revenue.

China says no ongoing trade talks with the U.S., calls for canceling 'unilateral' tariffs

That is the idea of tariffs, to make imports less competitive. If tariffs are so bad for the country imposing them, why does virtually every country on the planet use them?

China says no ongoing trade talks with the U.S., calls for canceling 'unilateral' tariffs

“He historically has been late… This has been the case for decades at the Fed, it’s not just a Powell thing.

Trump goes after Federal Reserve’s Powell again

And what has any of those images got to do with the Chinese buying US debt to devalue its currency so it can keep its export based economy afloat? China is developing its own locally based consumption market to reduce its reliance on the need to ...

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

what on earth are you talking about? China has been buying US debt long before Hillary was Secretary. No one forces China to buy US debt. I’ve mentioned why China buys US debt (because it stable debt and to reduce the value of its own Yuan ...

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

lol, Mexico puts tariffs on Temu products, so Temu starts operations in Mexico to avoids tariffs, creating jobs for Mexicans So what. All that shows is that tariffs work to create jobs in the country implementing the tariffs. US citizens can ...

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

Are you saying US is blackmailing China to buy its debt?? China chooses to buy US debt (although holds less of it now), because it is stable debt and keeps the value of its own Yuan currency low. China cancelled Boeing business, taking no more ...

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

That doesn’t answer the question of how does China prevent the value of its currency soaring higher and making their exports more expensive and less competitive if they dump their US debt.

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

Far out, the number of times I've read about catastrophe when the $ drops or rises over the years. There's always a click bait reason for a market move. The world has apparently ended then miraculously recovered more times than I can count. Maybe, ...

Strange sell-off in the U.S. dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the U.S....

What would be the point of not buying up US debt? Are you saying the Chinese should sabotage its whole export based economy? That would be idiotic, particularly when Japan, the UK, Luxembourg, the Fed etc would simply buy up more. All that would ...

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

Of course it is

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

They will at a pace that suits them. The debt devalues their own currency to maintain their export advantage.

Why everyone is suddenly so interested in US bond markets

You still don’t get it do you. I have only been arguing against your 2 claims and only your 2 claims 1. Your claim Trumps move away from being confrontational seems bipolar. 2. Your claim that Trumps move away from pre existing trade deals, is what ...

Trump Says He Is Reluctant to Keep Raising Tariffs on China

Everyone knows the FED is always behind the curve. Historically, it reacts too late. Trump is just stating the obvious.

Trump berates Fed’s Powell, urges ‘termination’ for slowness

With a Purchasing Power less than 25% of the US, I doubt it. America is by far the largest global consumer.

U.S. Plans to Use Tariff Negotiations to Isolate China

I wouldn’t call a trade deficit of nearly $1 trillion “stable”, particularly when it is growing.

Trump Says He Is Reluctant to Keep Raising Tariffs on China

Well it most certainly worked to get leaders to start negotiations, which was the whole point of Trumps tariffs

Trump Says He Is Reluctant to Keep Raising Tariffs on China

you keep bringing up trade stability. I’m not arguing trade stability. I’m arguing Trump saw the existing trade relationships as unfair to America. So he disrupted the relationship to bring leaders to the table to negotiate new deals. Creating ...

Trump Says He Is Reluctant to Keep Raising Tariffs on China