Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries

CNBC ^ | 4/9/2025 | Dan Mangan

[Sarah Barracuda]

I honestly dont know what to make of this

[Fuzz]

There is no making sense of this.

[bigbob]

Carrot and stick.

China gets the stick.

[Vermont Lt]

It’s a way to save face, get people off his back, declare victory, and stick it to the Chinese.

[RummyChick]

It was to stop the market crash.

[Az Joe]

Market up over 2,000 points

[freedomlover]

Markets are loving it

[chrisinoc]

I’m $4000 richer in the past 20 minutes.

[cowboyusa]

No, to isolate red China, and they deserve it.

[marcusmaximus]

Eff China.

[cross_bearer_02]

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.

[winoneforthegipper]

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.

[Fuzz]

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.

[freedomlover]

It was to stop the market crash.

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And that’s fine. Plans change in war.

[A_perfect_lady]

Those who came forward were rewarded, and those who resisted are punished. Sounds like exactly what he said all along.

[winoneforthegipper]

Hardly. It was indeed brilliant.

[1Old Pro]

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.

Sounds like

[Capn Hayek]

HALLELUJAH!

The right call.

Thrills me immensely!

[Fuzz]

“ Hardly. It was indeed brilliant.”

lol. Obviously.