Earlier this month the influence of central Bank action on turning points in Trade. Each turning point over the past five years was driven by some degree of central bank "dial turning" (i.e. monetary policy adjustment). And that's consistent with the history of major stock market turning points -- which tend to be directly influenced by central banks.
SEE MOREPresident Mr.Trump's "escalate to de-escalate" strategy is about drawing the rest of it's Allies inthe world back into alignment with the U.S., using the U.S. consumer as Tacticalism leverage.And then isolating China.
SEE MOREPrecisely, the first level of Mr.Trump's "escalate to de-escalate" strategy seems to be of drawing the rest of the world back into alignment with the U.S., using the U.S. consumer Tacticalism as Strategic leverage. And he's getting Tactical movement, from over 50 countries so far -- even Europe.
SEE MOREAfter the market close, the President revealed details on broad-based tariffs; And if no movement, the escalation would be at April 9th where largely the "reciprocal" tariff plan calls for an amount that's about half of what's currently being charged on U.S. imports.
SEE MOREThe dramatic trade deficit that developed from the early 90s, driven by China's economic plan to corner the world's export market (by manipulating a persistently weak currency). And it sharply widened leading up to the Global Financial Crisis.
SEE MOREPresident Donald Trump said he will impose a new 10 percent tariff on all imported goods along with an additional punitive import tax tailored for each of about 60 countries that his advisers say maintain the most unfair barriers against U.S. products.
SEE MOREStock markets across Asia fell upon opening Thursday morning after President Donald Trump imposed huge tariffs on all the region’s leading economies, including increasing the blanket levy on Chinese exports to the United States from 20 to 54 percent.
SEE MOREGold prior moves of magnitude;the initial price of Gold printed 16new record highs in 2025, The price of gold printed forty new record highs during 2024, on record demand. That's never happened before; February 18, 2025. And it's already hit 16 new record highs in 2025.It's up 12% on the year already, and $3,000 gold is in striking distance.
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