Americans want the moon yesterday on a dime discount built with domestic ESG companies that have 5-star Glassdoor ratings centered on Work/Life Balance and Diversity. American Exceptionalism can mean a lot of things. Only thing certain is the entitlement and being suckered by the first politician who exploits it with the most campaign promises that imply the least work or sweat.
An increase on the price of games is akin to what we saw during post-COVID inflation. Many games aren't physical at all anymore, so Microsoft is charging an extra $10 per download to either recoup money lost in Xbox hardware, take advantage of generally higher prices, or both.
Not sure why Bassent's mug was at the Ukraine signing while this is ongoing. Did Jared lose too much hair putting on so many hats in the first term? If he got a couple B to "manage" for his trouble and services, I don't think Scotty will undercharge with a family discount. US wants to start tariff talks with China, state media says US has approached China for tariff talks, state media says US Treasury chief says to revisit Trump's 'Phase 1' trade deal with China China has made no public moves to U.S. for tariff reprieve No harm to engage US, post by state broadcaster affiliate says
Trump, in a roundabout way, admits that tariffs will drive prices up Trump Says Kids Will Adjust to Having ‘2 Dolls Instead of 30 Dolls’ as He Wages Tariff War, earing him the moniker "Donnie two dolls" more bad news for "Donnie two dolls", Japan says its $1 trillion in US Treasuries is among tools for trade talks so too will the #2 foreign owners of US debt, the PRC, assuming that there will be a trade talk it would not be far-fetched to say that the two largest foreign holders of US debts have the US by the economic balls this harsh economic reality directly contradicts the lie Trump told at the NewsMax TownHall last Wed. “We’re in a great position of strength,” Trump said during NewsNation’s town hall on his first 100 days in office Wednesday.
so what if China and PRC sell their HUGE amount of US debt? the cost of borrowing, in the US, will skyrocket immediately
Trump thinks we're all too stupid to remember his tariff promises Donald Trump's biggest lie of the day so far is that he warned everyone about his tariff "transition period" during his campaign. In an interview with ABC News, Trump said, "I said all of these things during my campaign. I said, 'You're gonna have a transition period.'" In fact, while Trump was campaigning, he promised the opposite: "Starting on day one, we will end inflation" and swore "Smart tariffs will not create inflation." He even doubled down with "I agree it's going to have a massive effect – positive effect," and that his tariffs would make Americans "so rich" that they were "not going to be a cost to you."
in the near future, that's true. But I do think way farther down the line, when the people voting for him based on vibeeessss are all dead and gone, people will look back and be like 30% of this country went all in for this guy for 10 years? this cotton candy hair orange chicken skin used car salesman game show host... maybe I am still being optimistic tho.
I have little hope that the Gen Z cohort who voted for him will ever have the attention span to read a book.
The report explicitly states that "Before the U.S. takes any substantive action, China has no need to engage in talks with the U.S." This represents the Chinese government's current official position. Given Trump's inconsistent policy approach, China views diplomatic negotiations as futile and unproductive until the U.S. demonstrates its deescalation commitment through meaningful actions, such as reducing tariff rates.
This line in the report stood out: That said, alongside leveraging its propaganda machine to hit back at the duties, China has quietly created a list of U.S.-made products it will exempt from its retaliatory 125% tariffs - including select pharmaceuticals, microchips and jet engines - Reuters has reported, to ease the duties' impact. So they are talking despite posturing from both sides. I don't think either wants to be in a position that can't be rolled back. Neither side can hold their breaths beyond 3-6 months without extensive damage.
Both nations have exempted tariffs on the import categories that they need most, electronics for the US and specific semiconductor products for China. Realistically, the most favorable near-term outcome would be an expansion of these exemptions to additional product categories. Any comprehensive negotiation aiming at restructuring the global trade framework will inevitably extend over multiple years, as reflected in the official positions of both governments.
As a side remark, China's recent public activities reveal its strategic focus on strengthening trade relationships with European, Southeast Asian and African nations—an apparent effort to cultivate a global economic framework that progressively diminishes American influence.
