1st Feb 25% tariff on Mexico + Canada, 10% on China

[Notch7]

I think Trump is good with regards to world peace.

yeah starting a trade war is always good for world peace

Trump on the other hand….well, they don’t know, do they? One thing a nutter is reluctant to do is pick a fight with another nutter.

the there is some truth to that, although Putin is far more clever than Trump, he will appeal to Trumps vanity and play him

Trump has the fortune of timing, the conflict in Israel and the conflict in Ukraine have both been running for a long time and they are worn down and run out of steam................It wouldnt take that much for Putin to climb down


if Biden had said on day One: if you invade Ukraine I will throw everything the US has at it, I wonder if Putin would have still sent in his convoy of rusty tanks

 

[noseall]

I don't disagree with that, I'm more shocked that you think the same won't happen in reverse. Canada are implementing retaliatory tariffs but you seem to think prices in Canada won't rise.

I'm shocked that you didn't realise one country has an outgoing, already unpopular leader and the other a brand new one.
I'm more shocked you didn't realise the new US leader, based his campaign on lowering prices for millions of Americans and is about to raise them.
Where have you been filly?

 

[Odds]

yeah starting a trade war is always good for world peace


the there is some truth to that, although Putin is far more clever than Trump, he will appeal to Trumps vanity and play him

Trump has the fortune of timing, the conflict in Israel and the conflict in Ukraine have both been running for a long time and they are worn down and run out of steam................It wouldnt take that much for Putin to climb down


if Biden had said on day One: if you invade Ukraine I will throw everything the US has at it, I wonder if Putin would have still sent in his convoy of rusty tanks

The cost of the Iraq and Afghan war prohibited any sort of direct involvement in Ukraine - and the fact it was in NATOs sphere of influence which would've just poured more fuel on the fire.

 

[motorbiking]

yeah I sold my S&P 500 tracker, annoyingly I only did it over the weekend so lost a bit on the opening market this morning (from Friday), but still a decent gain since I bought them in the autumn.

I might just stick money in premium bonds for a while as Trump is gonna cause market volatility for a while.............I think? - Im no market expert

Firstly, avoid Unit Trusts. They are an expensive way to invest and you can achieve the same using Exchange Traded Funds. So if you have spare ISA, you can create a share ISA with a mix of ETFs.

The USD is strong against GBP/Euro, so you can buy back in when trump chills a bit.

 

[Notch7]

Firstly, avoid Unit Trusts. They are an expensive way to invest and you can achieve the same using Exchange Traded Funds. So if you have spare ISA, you can create a share ISA with a mix of ETFs.

The USD is strong against GBP/Euro, so you can buy back in when trump chills a bit.

thank you for the info

what I had was Vanguard S&P 500 Dist which I believe is an ETF

The USD is strong against GBP/Euro, so you can buy back in when trump chills a bit.

many thanks, thats what I was thinking

 

[carmanmemoranda]

The 1 fact is.

Trump is causing market volatility.

He is playing into China's hands

 

[MNW67]

What I hadn't realised is that Canada doesn't currently have any way of exporting gas to any country except the USA, and has only limited ability to export oil to other countries. Basically the oil and gas are landlocked and there aren't enough pipelines taking it to the coast. So, to some extent, the USA has Canada over a barrel.

 

[Notch7]

What I hadn't realised is that Canada doesn't have any way of exporting gas to any country except the USA, and has only limited ability to export oil to other countries. Basically the oil and gas are landlocked and there aren't enough pipelines taking it to the coast. So, to some extent, the USA has Canada over a barrel.

but also the USA cant easily swap from Canada heavy crude oil for its refineries

its the old threat of: "if you come any closer I will shoot off my foot"

 

[motorbiking]

thank you for the info

what I had was Vanguard S&P 500 Dist which I believe is an ETF


many thanks, thats what I was thinking

In your earlier post you said trust, so I assumed this was a typical bank UT. Do you know the ticker symbol of your ETF? There are a few. was it VOO?

The global techs will mostly be immune to Trump's game, though the EU might punch back at the FANGs. The index Trackers will be hit, but that window has already closed.

Are you after capital growth or income?

 

[Mottie]

Tell that to the nutters in the midfle east

Okay. I’ll revise that. Nutters that see no glory in dying.

 

[MNW67]

but also the USA cant easily swap from Canada heavy crude oil for its refineries

its the old threat of: "if you come any closer I will shoot off my foot"

They can, according to what I have just read. But only if they get it from Russia or Venezuela

 

[motorbiking]

It's storm before calm. China is already offering a settlement.

 

[MNW67]

It's storm before calm. China is already offering a settlement.

Linky? Google isn't being very helpful.

 

[MNW67]

Most analyses I have just read agree that China is wanting to look like the grown up and increase further its soft power at USA expense.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

It's storm before calm. China is already offering a settlement.

VP musk needs china.

Trump will do as he is told