Posted on 04/09/2025 10:37:44 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries.
Trump also said in a social media post that he was raising the tariffs imposed on imports from China to 125% “effective immediately” due to the “lack of respect that China has shown to the World’s Markets.”
Trump credited his decision to pause the full effect of tariffs on the fact that “more than 75 Countries” have contacted U.S. officials “to negotiate a solution” to trade concerns that he raised in imposing the new duties.
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I honestly dont know what to make of this
There is no making sense of this.
Carrot and stick.
China gets the stick.
It’s a way to save face, get people off his back, declare victory, and stick it to the Chinese.
It was to stop the market crash.
Market up over 2,000 points
Markets are loving it
I’m $4000 richer in the past 20 minutes.
No, to isolate red China, and they deserve it.
Eff China.
Stops the market bleeding, puts a good-faith token on the table for countries willing to negotiate with us, and screws China all in one smooth motion, sounds like.
Countries that came to the table get to sit at the table and negotiate. It’s a cease fire. Not an end to the war. Just yet.
Don’t crash the market in the first place.
The message is all over the place.
The policy is all over the place.
It’s chaos for no reason.
It was to stop the market crash.
Those who came forward were rewarded, and those who resisted are punished. Sounds like exactly what he said all along.
Hardly. It was indeed brilliant.
Sounds like
HALLELUJAH!
The right call.
Thrills me immensely!
“ Hardly. It was indeed brilliant.”
lol. Obviously.
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