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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 10 hours ago
Trump's new tariffs close loopholes used by China's proxies
So Trump announced new tariffs today, which are applicable to pretty much every country in the world. The minimum baseline tariff is 10%, but a lot of countries were hit with…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 3 days ago
Money flows out of American stocks into other markets
For the last sixteen years, the US stock market has outperformed the rest of the world. This was helped by steady governance which resulted in a strong economy, while the…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 5 days ago
First evidence that Canadians are cancelling flights to the US
When Canadians started talking in February about how they were going to boycott flights to the US, some people, including economists, scoffed. After all people often say things…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 11 days ago
Do tariffs cause inflation or deflation?
Tariffs are paid by the importer. So when Trump put tariffs of 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada, that results in the American business that is importing produce from Mexico…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 12 days ago
Europe's debt yields rise across the board
This is despite the European Central Bank cutting rates at the start of March for the sixth time in nine months to 2.5%. So why are European government bond yields…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 17 days ago
What impact will the Canadian boycott have?
Canada started boycotting American goods in a low-key manner in February as Donald Trump started threatening to invade and annexe them. This metastasized to a full national…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 22 days ago
Is the stock market crash fortelling a recession?
Both the Nasdaq and the S&P500 are now in correction territory, as they're down by at least 10% from their highs. The questions are "How long will the bear market last?" and "Is…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 26 days ago
Why are German bund yields spiking?
German 10-year Bond yields have spiked to 2.912%. That seems low to most countries, but for Germany these are the highest yields since 2023 when inflation was raging. Here is the…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • last month
Defence stocks in Europe soar
The global defense industry is churning right now. Following the security conference in Munich, where the USA hinted it would cease providing security help for Europe, many…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 2 months ago
How easy is it to bring manufacturing back to the US?
This is obviously Trump's big dream. Yet the tariffs which he applied to China and other countries in his first term (which were kept in place and increased by Biden), didn't…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 2 months ago
Now Trump wants to impose tariffs on countries that have VAT
First of all, what is VAT? Here is a good explanation A value-added tax (VAT) is not a tariff, it is a consumption tax assessed on the value added in each production…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 2 months ago
How should Canada respond to Trump's threats?
The proposed tariffs have been suspended for one month - but that's no good as any business ordering for delivery after March 1st doesn't know what they're paying. And that's the…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 2 months ago
Argentina got a credit upgrade from Moodys
President Milei has now been running Argentina since 10th December 2023, and his policy of cutting back state expenditure is starting to bear fruit. He argued that loose fiscal…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 3 months ago
China's trade surplus continues to soar
Here is the chart: source The main culprit is sluggish domestic demand in China. Chinese consumers have slammed their wallets shut, and are instead focused on repaying…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 3 months ago
The 30-year mortgage rate in the US rose for the fourth year in a row
It ended 2024 at 6.9%. The last time mortgage rates rose for four consecutive years was in 1978 to 1981, when Paul Volcker was Chairman of the Federal Reserve and was engaged in…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 3 months ago
The S&P has had gains in excess of 20% for three consecutive years
The S&P 500 finished 2024 up 25%. It was the third consecutive year the S&P 500 grew by more than 20%. Here is the table showing growth rates since 1928: source Given…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 3 months ago
The German economy has become more dependent on the USA
Twenty-five years ago, most German exports went to France and Britain, with the balance going to other members of the EU. After the Great Financial Crash of 2008 and the Eurozone…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 4 months ago
Is the world heading towards recession?
We've seen some shock moves by central banks in the last week. First, the Swiss National Bank cut interest rates by an unexpectedly large 50 basis points to 0.5% (one of the…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 4 months ago
Is France in trouble?
French 10-year bond yields briefly rose above Greek 10-year yields. Greece, if you remember, was Ground Zero of the eurozone crisis of 2010 to 2014. Here is the chart:…
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rose98734 (63)in #economy • 4 months ago
German bond yields are climbing
Germany has had exceptionally low bond yields for a long time. They actually dipped to minus 0.5% in 2019, which meant bond holders were paying the German government for the…
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