RT unusual_whales (@unusual_whales)Trump says Canada's Palestine position may make it hard to do trade. https://t.co/tjBcFV2ttn ...

The president announcing 15% tariffs on South Korean imports, matching the rate for Japan. Bloomberg's Tyler Kendall joins us now for more. Tyler, one day to go. Jon, one day to go.And we have gotten some surprise announcements leading up to it, but there's still a whole lot of big questions when it comes to South Korea. Of course, clinching that 15% rate considered to be preferential. It does extend to autos, something that's been a really critical sticking point in these negotiations.But we still have que ...

How should we be thinking about these tariff rates. Is this a welcome surprise for Asian markets. Good morning, Kristie.Well, you know, it's as far as South South Korea is concerned, 15% isn't really that much of a magic number for markets, which actually, you know, maybe a little bit surprisingly, the Cosby dribbled lower after a little bit of optimism at the open and his end is down a few tenths of a percent. Now, with the car companies, actually some of the biggest drags on the index. There have been som ...

Two US lawmakers who met with Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum point to opportunities to expand trade between the two countries, days before higher American tariffs are set to come into effect https://t.co/Vc3XYZ0kru ...

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So, there's some counterprogramming going on here at the White House, it seems. A trio of fact sheets just being released, saying the president has signed some executive orders on trade, formalizing some moves, some of which he had threatened, some of which are new. The first is the president says he's going to be revoking entirely the dimminimous threshold for all packages coming in from abroad.It'll be taking effect at the end of August. Now, this is something that will affect companies like Sheen and Tam ...

Trade Agreement Negotiation - The industry views current framework deals as the start of negotiating rounds that may span weeks, months, or even years [1] - Addressing politically entrenched trade issues between countries takes a long time [2] - The use of tariffs is a tactic to bring parties to the negotiating table [3] Trade Policy & Tariffs - The administration aims to rebalance trade and bring back manufacturing jobs [5] - Tariffs are seen as leverage to get countries to the negotiating table [6] - The average tariff rate is nearly 20% [8] Globalization Impact - The US has benefited from globalization, but concerns exist regarding its impact, particularly after China's admission to the WTO [7] - The administration is responding to the perceived negative impacts of globalization [7] Market & Economic Outlook - The stock market is performing well despite high tariff levels [8] - Consumer prices have increased, but not to a concerning degree [8] - Inflation has ticked up, but has not yet become a significant headwind [9]

RT David Rennie (@DSORennie)South African leftists long to play the China card and tell the West to get lost. Centrist political & business leaders say Chinese trade and investment is too skewed in China’s favour to replace the West for now. My column, the Telegram, reported from SA https://t.co/QcxBxbqYT4 ...

Market Sentiment & Trade - Institutional investors show decreased concern regarding trade issues, suggesting desensitization or acceptance of the current trade environment [1][2] - Major firms' chief risk officers are less worried about tariffs than in April, potentially indicating complacency as a risk [3] - Market pricing suggests a lower-than-expected impact on S&P earnings from tariffs [4] - The biggest risk remains the China part, but perceptions of a good relationship mitigate growth scare fears [5] Equity Market & Valuations - Some suggest the clock is ticking for a shakeout, and the market may be at its seasonal peak [5] - Equity valuations are higher than the 10-year historical average, currently at 225 compared to the average of 186 [6] - Earnings are less impaired than previously thought, with consensus numbers rising since the trough [7] - Valuation isn't a reliable predictor of returns in the short term (0-5 years), but may be relevant in the long term (5-10 years) [12] Economic Outlook & AI - The market is in an "innocent until proven guilty" mode regarding AI productivity's impact on earnings [10] - Changes to perception about growth and rates are likely to skew positive [9]

Uh with respect to a potential pause, you we're going to head back to Washington DC. We're going to talk to the president about whether that's something that he wants to do. Um it's certainly something that's been under discussion and so we'll brief the president on the outcome of this and we'll see if there are any we have further technical discussions that are happening right now as we speak among the teams and so the president can make a final call on whether that's something that he wants to do.>> I'm j ...