US market is 16% of Chinese exports. Increase Chinese exports by 6% and they no longer need to export anything at all to the US. America thinks it has the power in this negotiation. It does not... (View Post)

The hubris on display is simple: America is the Greatest Country on Earth and the foreigners Need Us. China slapped with 104% tariffs on stuff it imports to the US. America is 16% of Chinese exports.… (View Post)

Labour are wrecking it? So you're claiming that iot wasn't already wrecked? Your definition of "wrecked" may differ from reality. (View Post)

I assume that we are now going to see US ports clogged up with stacked containers, shipped from China and Vietnam etc before the tariffs were announced. I hope the ports have good security, because t… (View Post)

How does that happen? "Tariffs" are trade imbalances. Europe can't "lift" its tariffs because they don't exist. VAT is not a tariff, and making Murican imports VAT-free … (View Post)