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ImNotGod

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5. The US imports most of its products from China so raising to 125% is worse, not better market news.
Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:00 PM
Apr 9

Stock markets are going through over exuberance, a kind of Stockholm Syndrome.

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Manipulating markets, or panic because of bond market? Total chaos. Wingus Dingus Apr 9 #1
Either way he needs to be removed from office mdbl Apr 9 #10
He's managing to single-handedly bring down the richest and most free country on earth in mere weeks, so...yeah. Wingus Dingus Apr 9 #11
trump announces 90-day pause on 'reciprocal' tariffs with exception of China LetMyPeopleVote Apr 9 #2
He's manic. C_U_L8R Apr 9 #3
If I turn on the nightly network news tonight... NCDem47 Apr 9 #4
Don't watch FoxNews because no doubt they will have someone proclaiming that LymphocyteLover Apr 9 #8
The US imports most of its products from China so raising to 125% is worse, not better market news. ImNotGod Apr 9 #5
Yeah, I was thinking that the China part is pretty bad though maybe the stock market is thinking trump will cave on LymphocyteLover Apr 9 #7
Yes, the market sees Trump is caving. It's just a matter of time before he caves to China too. SunSeeker Apr 9 #9
well, at least they distracted everyone from Signalgate LymphocyteLover Apr 9 #14
Total clown show. He is a completely unreliable idiot. LymphocyteLover Apr 9 #6
Leonard Leo and Koch are suing him over the tariffs....that certainly is part of it. He doesn't DARE go against PortTack Apr 9 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author applegrove Apr 9 #13
we are passengers on a runaway train. Good movie BTW, but that was a movie. This is real shit. nt Evolve Dammit Apr 9 #15
Well, now we know why the market was up yesterday PSPS Apr 9 #16
I'm sure he personally made a ton of $$$$ over this scheme. BigmanPigman Apr 9 #17
Locking. No link to article and GP6971 Apr 9 #18
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