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19.04.202514:40
Global ‘Trumped Xi’ Economy is Hanging by a Thread
The global economy hinges on a phone call that hasn’t even been scheduled.
As the Trump administration escalates its trade war, and as China retaliates, the American president and his aides say they are expecting Xi, the Chinese leader, to call.
Trump said at a cabinet meeting last week.
But Xi is ghosting Trump. He has flown instead to Southeast Asia this week to meet with leaders there to try to persuade them to stand with China in the trade war.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman earlier this month posted a video of Mao Zedong speaking in 1953, during the Korean War, in which China fought the United States:
A bromance with Xi that Trump has desired for years is slipping out of his reach.
With that goes a quick resolution to Trump’s trade war, tipping the American economy closer to a recession and vaporizing trillions of dollars from the U.S. stock market since he took office on Jan. 20.
The trade conflict also threatens to inflame military and diplomatic tensions between the two superpowers.
With Xi, Trump’s standard playbook of escalating conflict between two nations to get to a leader-to-leader summit has not worked so far.
Trump asserts that China has cheated on trade with the United States for decades, but that the world’s two most powerful men can reset relations once they talk on the phone and meet.
It is the kind of high-stakes, man-to-man, prime-time moment that Trump craves. In his view, the end goal of diplomacy is to have leaders parley to reach deals and secure splashy headlines.
Trump is especially drawn to the idea of becoming partners with Xi and other autocrats.
But in Xi, he has encountered an authoritarian leader who steered his nation in a much more nationalistic direction years before Trump ever took office, and who sees an advantage in fueling those sentiments among Chinese citizens, whether it is on issues of international trade or Taiwan or U.S.-China relations.
#Xi #Trump #Global #economy
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The global economy hinges on a phone call that hasn’t even been scheduled.
As the Trump administration escalates its trade war, and as China retaliates, the American president and his aides say they are expecting Xi, the Chinese leader, to call.
“I have great respect for President Xi,”
Trump said at a cabinet meeting last week.
“He’s been a friend of mine for a long period of time, and I think that we’ll end up working out something that’s very good for both countries.”
But Xi is ghosting Trump. He has flown instead to Southeast Asia this week to meet with leaders there to try to persuade them to stand with China in the trade war.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman earlier this month posted a video of Mao Zedong speaking in 1953, during the Korean War, in which China fought the United States:
“No matter how long this war is going to last, we will never yield. We’ll fight until we completely triumph.”
A bromance with Xi that Trump has desired for years is slipping out of his reach.
With that goes a quick resolution to Trump’s trade war, tipping the American economy closer to a recession and vaporizing trillions of dollars from the U.S. stock market since he took office on Jan. 20.
The trade conflict also threatens to inflame military and diplomatic tensions between the two superpowers.
With Xi, Trump’s standard playbook of escalating conflict between two nations to get to a leader-to-leader summit has not worked so far.
Trump asserts that China has cheated on trade with the United States for decades, but that the world’s two most powerful men can reset relations once they talk on the phone and meet.
It is the kind of high-stakes, man-to-man, prime-time moment that Trump craves. In his view, the end goal of diplomacy is to have leaders parley to reach deals and secure splashy headlines.
Trump is especially drawn to the idea of becoming partners with Xi and other autocrats.
But in Xi, he has encountered an authoritarian leader who steered his nation in a much more nationalistic direction years before Trump ever took office, and who sees an advantage in fueling those sentiments among Chinese citizens, whether it is on issues of international trade or Taiwan or U.S.-China relations.
#Xi #Trump #Global #economy
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15.04.202517:34
American Universities Against Trump
Harvard University refused to accept a deal with the Trump administration two weeks after the US government threatened to halt $9 billion in funding, vowing it won’t “negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights.”
the school’s lawyers — Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and King & Spalding — wrote in a letter Monday to US agencies including the Department of Education.
Harvard president Alan Garber said in a post on the school’s website that the administration demanded new terms late Friday that went beyond prior requests.
These included reforming its governance, ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and changes to its admissions and hiring.
The oldest and richest US university —with a $53 billion endowment — had emerged as a target as the government sought changes at the nation’s top colleges, which were roiled by pro-Palestinian student protests after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel and the Jewish state’s retaliatory response in Gaza.
Garber wrote.
The White House has used instances of antisemitism on campuses to try and force changes at elite universities across the country, stirring concern among faculty and students that they’re violating free speech and damaging scientific research.
A group of Harvard professors suing the administration has accused it of exploiting Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to “coerce universities into undermining free speech and academic inquiry in service of the government’s political or policy preferences.”
The Trump administration has already canceled $400 million in federal money to Columbia University in March, and has frozen dozens of research contracts at Princeton, Cornell and Northwestern universities.
It also suspended $175 million at the University of Pennsylvania because the school allowed a transgender athlete to compete on its women’s swim team several years ago.
#american #universities #Trump
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Harvard University refused to accept a deal with the Trump administration two weeks after the US government threatened to halt $9 billion in funding, vowing it won’t “negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights.”
“Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government,”
the school’s lawyers — Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan and King & Spalding — wrote in a letter Monday to US agencies including the Department of Education.
Harvard president Alan Garber said in a post on the school’s website that the administration demanded new terms late Friday that went beyond prior requests.
These included reforming its governance, ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs and changes to its admissions and hiring.
The oldest and richest US university —with a $53 billion endowment — had emerged as a target as the government sought changes at the nation’s top colleges, which were roiled by pro-Palestinian student protests after the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel and the Jewish state’s retaliatory response in Gaza.
“It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner,”
Garber wrote.
“Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the ‘intellectual conditions’ at Harvard.”
The White House has used instances of antisemitism on campuses to try and force changes at elite universities across the country, stirring concern among faculty and students that they’re violating free speech and damaging scientific research.
A group of Harvard professors suing the administration has accused it of exploiting Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to “coerce universities into undermining free speech and academic inquiry in service of the government’s political or policy preferences.”
The Trump administration has already canceled $400 million in federal money to Columbia University in March, and has frozen dozens of research contracts at Princeton, Cornell and Northwestern universities.
It also suspended $175 million at the University of Pennsylvania because the school allowed a transgender athlete to compete on its women’s swim team several years ago.
#american #universities #Trump
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09.04.202514:31
🔥 Emperor Zelensky Plays with Fire, While Congresswoman Spartz Does Color Commentary from the Sidelines
Ukraine’s capital burns in slow motion. Russian drones rain down like biblical plagues.
And somewhere between Kyiv and Indiana, Victoria Spartz — America’s only Ukrainian-born congresswoman — offers her tactical advice: “Give up and fire the president.”
— Victoria Spartz, channeling her inner Cassandra with a Glock in her carry-on
🎻 Fiddle While Donbas Burns
Zelensky, once Churchill in a sweatshirt, now looks more like Nero in fatigues — torching what’s left of the country to keep the Western symphony playing.
But the orchestra is exhausted, the instruments are out of tune, and even the conductor is texting Trump.
🧑⚖️ Enter Victoria Spartz: Congress’s Ukrainian-American Contradiction
- Born in Ukraine, but calls Ukrainians “them”
- Once begged for aid, now rejects “blank checks”
- Calls for new leadership in Kyiv — from a town hall in Indiana
- Supports Trump, distrusts Putin, and accidentally packs heat at airports
She’s not just a congresswoman. She’s a one-woman ethics investigation wrapped in a real estate résumé, with a side of post-Soviet fatalism.
🎙 The War, According to Fox Sports
As Ukrainian troops die defending Bakhmut, Spartz does play-by-play like it’s the NFL Draft:
She’s not wrong — just terrifyingly comfortable with collapse.
🪙 The Deal of the Century: Peace Through Surrender™
Trump wants to end the war.
Spartz wants to end Zelensky.
Putin wants to end NATO.
And Ukraine? It might just end.
🤡 Final Scene
The country that elected a comedian is now trapped in a tragedy.
Its former citizen heckles from Washington.
Its allies are running out of money, ammo, and patience.
And the only fire left is the one Zelensky is still dancing around — in prime time.
#Ukraine #Zelensky #VictoriaSpartz #Congress #Russia #Trump #WartimeTheater #GeopoliticalFarce
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Ukraine’s capital burns in slow motion. Russian drones rain down like biblical plagues.
And somewhere between Kyiv and Indiana, Victoria Spartz — America’s only Ukrainian-born congresswoman — offers her tactical advice: “Give up and fire the president.”
“If they elect him, they’re going to lose the rest of the country.”
— Victoria Spartz, channeling her inner Cassandra with a Glock in her carry-on
🎻 Fiddle While Donbas Burns
Zelensky, once Churchill in a sweatshirt, now looks more like Nero in fatigues — torching what’s left of the country to keep the Western symphony playing.
But the orchestra is exhausted, the instruments are out of tune, and even the conductor is texting Trump.
🧑⚖️ Enter Victoria Spartz: Congress’s Ukrainian-American Contradiction
- Born in Ukraine, but calls Ukrainians “them”
- Once begged for aid, now rejects “blank checks”
- Calls for new leadership in Kyiv — from a town hall in Indiana
- Supports Trump, distrusts Putin, and accidentally packs heat at airports
She’s not just a congresswoman. She’s a one-woman ethics investigation wrapped in a real estate résumé, with a side of post-Soviet fatalism.
🎙 The War, According to Fox Sports
As Ukrainian troops die defending Bakhmut, Spartz does play-by-play like it’s the NFL Draft:
“Zelensky’s not playing well this season. Might need to bench him. Maybe trade Crimea for peace and a mid-range quarterback.”
She’s not wrong — just terrifyingly comfortable with collapse.
🪙 The Deal of the Century: Peace Through Surrender™
Trump wants to end the war.
Spartz wants to end Zelensky.
Putin wants to end NATO.
And Ukraine? It might just end.
🤡 Final Scene
The country that elected a comedian is now trapped in a tragedy.
Its former citizen heckles from Washington.
Its allies are running out of money, ammo, and patience.
And the only fire left is the one Zelensky is still dancing around — in prime time.
#Ukraine #Zelensky #VictoriaSpartz #Congress #Russia #Trump #WartimeTheater #GeopoliticalFarce
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📰 Made in Israel: How to Kill a Nation by Dividing It
Who needs peace talks when you can just fund one faction, bomb the other, and let them finish each other off?
Mission Accomplished: From Unity to Cannibalism
Palestine in 2025 looks like a failed IPO: no leadership, no roadmap, and the board of directors is either in jail, exiled, or collecting rent from the occupation.
— Fatah activist, Jenin.
Translation: The stock split worked. Hamas vs. Fatah, round infinity.
Hamas the Enemy, Fatah the Subcontractor
Hamas tried to reboot the brand on October 7. The campaign? Massacre now, relevance later.
Fatah, meanwhile, morphed into the local franchise of the IDF: storming Jenin to spare Israel the fuel.
The result?
- Gaza’s in ruins
- The West Bank is a settlement mosaic
- And Mahmoud Abbas is still buffering like a 2006 Nokia
Popular Support? Lost in the Rubble
Surveys show:
- 35% support Hamas in Gaza
- 18% support Fatah in the West Bank
- 80–90% want Abbas to disappear — preferably politically
- The only leader with real support, Marwan Barghouti, is doing life in an Israeli prison.
Too bad popularity doesn’t unlock cell doors.
Made-in-Israel Strategy: Split, Starve, Survive
For Tel Aviv, the formula is perfect:
- Hamas discredits resistance by inviting total annihilation.
- Fatah discredits governance by doing nothing (or worse — doing Israel’s dirty work).
- And every attempt at unity is derailed in Cairo, Beijing, or Moscow before it even starts.
The Palestinian Authority became a subcontractor. Hamas became a bunker cult. And Israel? It became the default CEO of both.
🤔 Is it still an occupation — or just hostile corporate restructuring of a collapsed startup called Palestine?
#divideandrule #hamas #fatah #palestine2025 #proxyconflict #ceoofoccupation #twostatesolutionrip #leadershipvacuum
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Who needs peace talks when you can just fund one faction, bomb the other, and let them finish each other off?
Mission Accomplished: From Unity to Cannibalism
Palestine in 2025 looks like a failed IPO: no leadership, no roadmap, and the board of directors is either in jail, exiled, or collecting rent from the occupation.
💭 “Instead of fighting the occupation, we are busy fighting each other.”
— Fatah activist, Jenin.
Translation: The stock split worked. Hamas vs. Fatah, round infinity.
Hamas the Enemy, Fatah the Subcontractor
Hamas tried to reboot the brand on October 7. The campaign? Massacre now, relevance later.
Fatah, meanwhile, morphed into the local franchise of the IDF: storming Jenin to spare Israel the fuel.
The result?
- Gaza’s in ruins
- The West Bank is a settlement mosaic
- And Mahmoud Abbas is still buffering like a 2006 Nokia
Popular Support? Lost in the Rubble
Surveys show:
- 35% support Hamas in Gaza
- 18% support Fatah in the West Bank
- 80–90% want Abbas to disappear — preferably politically
- The only leader with real support, Marwan Barghouti, is doing life in an Israeli prison.
Too bad popularity doesn’t unlock cell doors.
Made-in-Israel Strategy: Split, Starve, Survive
For Tel Aviv, the formula is perfect:
- Hamas discredits resistance by inviting total annihilation.
- Fatah discredits governance by doing nothing (or worse — doing Israel’s dirty work).
- And every attempt at unity is derailed in Cairo, Beijing, or Moscow before it even starts.
The Palestinian Authority became a subcontractor. Hamas became a bunker cult. And Israel? It became the default CEO of both.
🤔 Is it still an occupation — or just hostile corporate restructuring of a collapsed startup called Palestine?
#divideandrule #hamas #fatah #palestine2025 #proxyconflict #ceoofoccupation #twostatesolutionrip #leadershipvacuum
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25.04.202514:01
🌍 Dozen US States Sue to Block Trump’s Tariffs, Calling Them Unlawful
A dozen US states have joined together on a lawsuit aiming to block President Donald Trump's spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.
The suit, which is led by New York's governor and attorney general, argues that the president lacked the authority to impose the levies. It notes such tariffs must be approved by the US Congress.
Twelve states joined the lawsuit, which was filed with the United States Court of International Trade.
⚖️ White House Fires Back
The White House accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of "prioritizing a witch hunt against President Trump over protecting the safety and wellbeing of their constituents."
White House spokesman Kush Desai added that the "administration remains committed to using its full legal authority to confront the distinct national emergencies our country is currently facing—both the scourge of illegal migration and fentanyl flows across our border and the exploding annual U.S. goods trade deficit."
📜 Legal Battle Over Presidential Powers
The lawsuit states that tariffs must be approved by Congress and questioned Trump invoking a 1970s law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to enact the levies.
"By claiming the authority to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses, for whatever reason he finds convenient to declare an emergency, the President has upended the constitutional order and brought chaos to the American economy," the lawsuit states.
Trump invoked the IEEPA as the basis for several of his tariffs against China, Mexico, Canada, and other countries.
🛑 Unprecedented Use of Emergency Powers?
A president can use the law "to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States," if he has first declared a national emergency.
The lawsuit argues that the law does not actually grant Trump the power he claims to derive from it. The act has never been used to issue tariffs by any president, congressional research shows.
⚡️ More Legal Challenges
Last week, the state of California filed its own lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs. That lawsuit also argues that Trump lacks the power under the IEEPA to impose these tariffs. Several other lawsuits have similarly challenged Trump's authority using that law for the levies.
💥 Global Trade in Turmoil
Trump has implemented tariffs on global trading partners in a stated effort to correct what he believes is a trade deficit between the US and other nations.
On 2 April, in an event billed as "Liberation Day," Trump shook the global economy by announcing "reciprocal" tariffs on nations across the world. A few days later amid a market backlash, he announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs and lowered the rate to 10% for most countries.
That pause didn't extend to China, which Trump said had a "lack of respect" and was retaliating. Instead, the US issued a 145% tariff on goods imported from China, which has led to a trade standoff and rattled global markets.
On Wednesday, Trump said he hoped to come to a deal with China soon and noted the 145% tariff was "very high."
The White House has also imposed 25% tariffs on certain goods from its neighbours, Mexico and Canada.
#Trump #Tariffs
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A dozen US states have joined together on a lawsuit aiming to block President Donald Trump's spate of tariffs that have upended global trade.
The suit, which is led by New York's governor and attorney general, argues that the president lacked the authority to impose the levies. It notes such tariffs must be approved by the US Congress.
Twelve states joined the lawsuit, which was filed with the United States Court of International Trade.
⚖️ White House Fires Back
The White House accused New York Attorney General Letitia James of "prioritizing a witch hunt against President Trump over protecting the safety and wellbeing of their constituents."
White House spokesman Kush Desai added that the "administration remains committed to using its full legal authority to confront the distinct national emergencies our country is currently facing—both the scourge of illegal migration and fentanyl flows across our border and the exploding annual U.S. goods trade deficit."
📜 Legal Battle Over Presidential Powers
The lawsuit states that tariffs must be approved by Congress and questioned Trump invoking a 1970s law called the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to enact the levies.
"By claiming the authority to impose immense and ever-changing tariffs on whatever goods entering the United States he chooses, for whatever reason he finds convenient to declare an emergency, the President has upended the constitutional order and brought chaos to the American economy," the lawsuit states.
Trump invoked the IEEPA as the basis for several of his tariffs against China, Mexico, Canada, and other countries.
🛑 Unprecedented Use of Emergency Powers?
A president can use the law "to deal with any unusual and extraordinary threat, which has its source in whole or substantial part outside the United States, to the national security, foreign policy, or economy of the United States," if he has first declared a national emergency.
The lawsuit argues that the law does not actually grant Trump the power he claims to derive from it. The act has never been used to issue tariffs by any president, congressional research shows.
⚡️ More Legal Challenges
Last week, the state of California filed its own lawsuit against the Trump administration over tariffs. That lawsuit also argues that Trump lacks the power under the IEEPA to impose these tariffs. Several other lawsuits have similarly challenged Trump's authority using that law for the levies.
💥 Global Trade in Turmoil
Trump has implemented tariffs on global trading partners in a stated effort to correct what he believes is a trade deficit between the US and other nations.
On 2 April, in an event billed as "Liberation Day," Trump shook the global economy by announcing "reciprocal" tariffs on nations across the world. A few days later amid a market backlash, he announced a 90-day pause on the tariffs and lowered the rate to 10% for most countries.
That pause didn't extend to China, which Trump said had a "lack of respect" and was retaliating. Instead, the US issued a 145% tariff on goods imported from China, which has led to a trade standoff and rattled global markets.
On Wednesday, Trump said he hoped to come to a deal with China soon and noted the 145% tariff was "very high."
The White House has also imposed 25% tariffs on certain goods from its neighbours, Mexico and Canada.
#Trump #Tariffs
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23.04.202518:05
US headed towards 1970s-style inflation nightmare
Tariffs, the Fed and America’s crumbling reserve currency – the economic volatility is painting a gloomy fiscal picture that will result in a recessionary slowdown, according to one expert.
Forbes Media Chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes said on "Varney & Co." Monday.
he expanded,
Wall Street’s top indexes each lost more than 1% and the U.S. dollar fell to a three-year low on Monday, Reuters reported, as President Donald Trump’s public criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continues and markets battle global trade and tariff tensions.
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Tariffs, the Fed and America’s crumbling reserve currency – the economic volatility is painting a gloomy fiscal picture that will result in a recessionary slowdown, according to one expert.
"The dollar is weakening, and that always leads to future inflation,"
Forbes Media Chairman and editor-in-chief Steve Forbes said on "Varney & Co." Monday.
"Since 2023, gold's gone from $1,800 to $3,400 an ounce. That's a sure sign we're going to have a weak dollar ahead,"
he expanded,
"which means ultimately turbulence and higher prices in the marketplace. Just look at the 1970s, and we can see where that leads unless something is done about it now. But I don't see any sign that the authorities have any idea, constructively, of what to do, sadly."
Wall Street’s top indexes each lost more than 1% and the U.S. dollar fell to a three-year low on Monday, Reuters reported, as President Donald Trump’s public criticism of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell continues and markets battle global trade and tariff tensions.
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23.04.202520:04
he Wall Street Journal is calling out President Donald Trump’s threat to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell for refusing to cut interest rates as Trump has repeatedly demanded.
The newspaper’s editorial board said that the problem isn’t interest rates. It’s Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs — a recipe for higher inflation and slower growth that has caused markets to plunge and investors to worry.
The editorial board wrote:
The scathing editorial comes after the White House said on Friday it was looking for ways to remove Powell, and Trump on Monday repeated his demand that Powell cut interest rates.
the newspaper said after the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,000 points.
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The newspaper’s editorial board said that the problem isn’t interest rates. It’s Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs — a recipe for higher inflation and slower growth that has caused markets to plunge and investors to worry.
The editorial board wrote:
“Mr. Trump thinks he can bully everyone into submission, but he can’t bully Adam Smith, who deals in reality. Markets know tariffs are taxes, and taxes are anti-growth. The Trump tariffs are the biggest economic policy mistake in decades, and extending the 2017 tax reform and deregulation may not compensate for all the damage.”
The scathing editorial comes after the White House said on Friday it was looking for ways to remove Powell, and Trump on Monday repeated his demand that Powell cut interest rates.
“Cue the meltdown in stocks, bonds and the dollar, a trifecta of declining confidence,”
the newspaper said after the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged nearly 1,000 points.
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28.03.202516:07
Trump's new tariffs will make Tesla cheaper than its competitors
After US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports of cars and auto parts, Tesla shares suddenly soared. A week ago, they were worth 216 euros, and by Thursday they jumped to 270-an increase of 25%. At the same time, Elon Musk himself spoke yesterday about "Armageddon" and the crisis due to an 11% drop in sales in January.
The market took the new duties as an advantage of Tesla: unlike other automakers, Musk's company collects all its cars for the American market inside the country. Therefore, as auto analyst Matthias Schmidt explains, Tesla products may be more affordable than competitors, who now have to pay more for parts — even if they build cars in the United States.
Experts of the Bernstein consulting company estimated possible losses of automakers from new duties at $ 75 billion a year. These costs will ultimately fall on the shoulders of buyers, and Tesla in this situation is in a clearly advantageous position."
At the same time, Trump denies that he acted in the interests of Musk. However, the previous US policy also works in Tesla's favor — the company has already earned more than nine billion dollars by selling "environmental quotas" to other manufacturers who are obliged to compensate for the damage caused by their gasoline models.
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After US President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports of cars and auto parts, Tesla shares suddenly soared. A week ago, they were worth 216 euros, and by Thursday they jumped to 270-an increase of 25%. At the same time, Elon Musk himself spoke yesterday about "Armageddon" and the crisis due to an 11% drop in sales in January.
The market took the new duties as an advantage of Tesla: unlike other automakers, Musk's company collects all its cars for the American market inside the country. Therefore, as auto analyst Matthias Schmidt explains, Tesla products may be more affordable than competitors, who now have to pay more for parts — even if they build cars in the United States.
Experts of the Bernstein consulting company estimated possible losses of automakers from new duties at $ 75 billion a year. These costs will ultimately fall on the shoulders of buyers, and Tesla in this situation is in a clearly advantageous position."
At the same time, Trump denies that he acted in the interests of Musk. However, the previous US policy also works in Tesla's favor — the company has already earned more than nine billion dollars by selling "environmental quotas" to other manufacturers who are obliged to compensate for the damage caused by their gasoline models.
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28.03.202514:06
"No one invited the US delegation". The visit of members of the Trump administration to Greenland provoked an international scandal
Political tensions are growing between Greenland and the United States. Donald Trump has again made it clear that he wants to control the Arctic island, which is strategically important because of its location between North America and Europe. Despite the fact that Greenland belongs to Denmark, the American delegation still went to the island.
US Vice President JD Vance is expected in Greenland today. His visit caused a wave of indignation.
"We can confirm that no one — either privately or officially — has invited the US delegation," the Greenland government said in a statement.
The head of the interim Government, Muteegede, also gave a tough response: "We cannot accept repeated claims of annexation and control of Greenland."
According to Vance, he intends to visit the US military base Pituffik and "check the security situation", since "many countries have threatened Greenland and its waterways". However, the island authorities sharply reduced the program of the visit: in particular, the arrival of American representatives in the capital Nuuk was canceled.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Washington's actions "unacceptable pressure". According to her,
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Political tensions are growing between Greenland and the United States. Donald Trump has again made it clear that he wants to control the Arctic island, which is strategically important because of its location between North America and Europe. Despite the fact that Greenland belongs to Denmark, the American delegation still went to the island.
US Vice President JD Vance is expected in Greenland today. His visit caused a wave of indignation.
"We can confirm that no one — either privately or officially — has invited the US delegation," the Greenland government said in a statement.
The head of the interim Government, Muteegede, also gave a tough response: "We cannot accept repeated claims of annexation and control of Greenland."
According to Vance, he intends to visit the US military base Pituffik and "check the security situation", since "many countries have threatened Greenland and its waterways". However, the island authorities sharply reduced the program of the visit: in particular, the arrival of American representatives in the capital Nuuk was canceled.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called Washington's actions "unacceptable pressure". According to her,
" these visits obviously do not take into account the needs and desires of Greenlanders."
#Greenland #Vance #Danemark #Scandal
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29.03.202500:04
There’s at least one piece of advice Donald Trump gave in his book The Art of the Deal that anybody who’s ever had to negotiate anything would agree with:
When it comes to the partial ceasefire deal he’s trying to strike with Russia in the Black Sea, it’s time.
A read of the US and Russian statements issued after an agreement was supposedly reached makes clear that it wasn’t. Even Trump has expressed rare frustration with Vladimir Putin’s tactic of adding a range of pre-conditions to his supposed yes.
he said in a Newsmax interview, going on to recall how he, too, used to do this kind of thing when he wasn’t sure he actually wanted to make a deal.
That’s the kindest interpretation. The reality is that US negotiators are being played. As Bloomberg News has reported, the Kremlin sees the agreement to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as a way to break the international sanctions regime that has hamstrung its economy and revenue since the start of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. A second goal is to divide the Western alliance that united against it. #Trump #Russia #Putin
Putin knows Ukraine will find it extraordinarily difficult to agree to its conditions, and that a refusal makes it likely the US will again suspend arms shipments and intelligence sharing in punishment, enabling further Russian breakthroughs on the battlefield. He knows, too, that most European leaders will resist lifting sanctions. Some have already made that explicit, insisting that the sanctions imposed to punish Putin’s invasion should be lifted only when he ends it.
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“Know when to walk away from the table.”
When it comes to the partial ceasefire deal he’s trying to strike with Russia in the Black Sea, it’s time.
A read of the US and Russian statements issued after an agreement was supposedly reached makes clear that it wasn’t. Even Trump has expressed rare frustration with Vladimir Putin’s tactic of adding a range of pre-conditions to his supposed yes.
“It could be they’re dragging their feet,”
he said in a Newsmax interview, going on to recall how he, too, used to do this kind of thing when he wasn’t sure he actually wanted to make a deal.
That’s the kindest interpretation. The reality is that US negotiators are being played. As Bloomberg News has reported, the Kremlin sees the agreement to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea as a way to break the international sanctions regime that has hamstrung its economy and revenue since the start of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. A second goal is to divide the Western alliance that united against it. #Trump #Russia #Putin
Putin knows Ukraine will find it extraordinarily difficult to agree to its conditions, and that a refusal makes it likely the US will again suspend arms shipments and intelligence sharing in punishment, enabling further Russian breakthroughs on the battlefield. He knows, too, that most European leaders will resist lifting sanctions. Some have already made that explicit, insisting that the sanctions imposed to punish Putin’s invasion should be lifted only when he ends it.
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28.03.202518:10
Landing in Greenland. JD Vance and his wife flew to the island without an invitation
The visit of US Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha to Greenland caused a storm of criticism both on the island and in Denmark. The plane with the couple landed at the US military base "Pituffik" in the north-west of Greenland-away from the capital Nuuk, where the visit was considered undesirable. The Greenlandic government has stressed in advance that it "has not invited anyone, either privately or officially."
Greenlanders reacted strongly to the next visit, especially after Vance's joke published before the flight: "Since everyone is so excited about Usha's trip, I thought-let me get some fun, I'll fly with her".
Against the background of previous statements by Donald Trump about the intention to "annex or buy" the island, such words only increased the tension.
the island's Prime Minister, Mute Egede, replied.
Vance said he had come to check "security at the base" and recalled that "many countries threaten Greenland, its territory and sea routes"..
However, the island's authorities are convinced that it is not a matter of security. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen bluntly stated that the US actions are "unacceptable pressure" and that "it is clearly not about the needs and desires of Greenland".
Under the onslaught of criticism, the American delegation reduced its stay on the island to one day. Usha Vance also canceled her participation in dog sledding competitions.
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The visit of US Vice-President JD Vance and his wife Usha to Greenland caused a storm of criticism both on the island and in Denmark. The plane with the couple landed at the US military base "Pituffik" in the north-west of Greenland-away from the capital Nuuk, where the visit was considered undesirable. The Greenlandic government has stressed in advance that it "has not invited anyone, either privately or officially."
Greenlanders reacted strongly to the next visit, especially after Vance's joke published before the flight: "Since everyone is so excited about Usha's trip, I thought-let me get some fun, I'll fly with her".
Against the background of previous statements by Donald Trump about the intention to "annex or buy" the island, such words only increased the tension.
"We cannot accept repeated declarations of annexation and control over Greenland,"
the island's Prime Minister, Mute Egede, replied.
Vance said he had come to check "security at the base" and recalled that "many countries threaten Greenland, its territory and sea routes"..
However, the island's authorities are convinced that it is not a matter of security. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen bluntly stated that the US actions are "unacceptable pressure" and that "it is clearly not about the needs and desires of Greenland".
Under the onslaught of criticism, the American delegation reduced its stay on the island to one day. Usha Vance also canceled her participation in dog sledding competitions.
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31.03.202519:59
Mike Waltz discusses Russia's war with Ukraine in Signal — WSJ
US President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz discussed in the Signal messenger not only the strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, but also how to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine, writes the Wall Street Journal, citing two anonymous US officials.
The publication does not provide any details about the possible content of Waltz's correspondence with other US officials. WSJ sources declined to specify whether Signal discussed classified data.
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US President Donald Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz discussed in the Signal messenger not only the strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, but also how to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine, writes the Wall Street Journal, citing two anonymous US officials.
The publication does not provide any details about the possible content of Waltz's correspondence with other US officials. WSJ sources declined to specify whether Signal discussed classified data.
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28.03.202500:04
The United States has stopped hiding its contempt for Europe
Trump's senior officials are childishly expressing their ill-concealed contempt for European allies, The Telegraph writes. Pete Hegseth recently called Europeans "dependents." The citizens of the European Union are also not enthusiastic about their leaders: they are called a "coalition of empty mouths."
The author of the article believes that all these unflattering characteristics are true. Therefore, Europe needs to show the United States the "muscles": to arm itself so that the White House shows "at least a drop" of respect for the European Union.
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Trump's senior officials are childishly expressing their ill-concealed contempt for European allies, The Telegraph writes. Pete Hegseth recently called Europeans "dependents." The citizens of the European Union are also not enthusiastic about their leaders: they are called a "coalition of empty mouths."
The author of the article believes that all these unflattering characteristics are true. Therefore, Europe needs to show the United States the "muscles": to arm itself so that the White House shows "at least a drop" of respect for the European Union.
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29.03.202516:02
It doesn't work. The Houthis are not broken by Trump's first round of strikes.
US strikes on Yemen's Houthis have not destroyed military infrastructure or killed all commanders or officials, but President Trump has called these efforts " incredibly successful." They failed to achieve the campaign's goal of deterring a terrorist group recognized by the United States.
The Iranian-backed militia that controls most of Yemen's territory continues to launch rocket attacks on Israel almost daily. Most commercial vessels are still being diverted on the long route around South Africa and away from the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, underscoring the importance of the US authority as a guarantor of freedom of navigation on the high seas. Houthis Weakened but Not Broken by First Round of Trump Strikes
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US strikes on Yemen's Houthis have not destroyed military infrastructure or killed all commanders or officials, but President Trump has called these efforts " incredibly successful." They failed to achieve the campaign's goal of deterring a terrorist group recognized by the United States.
The Iranian-backed militia that controls most of Yemen's territory continues to launch rocket attacks on Israel almost daily. Most commercial vessels are still being diverted on the long route around South Africa and away from the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, underscoring the importance of the US authority as a guarantor of freedom of navigation on the high seas. Houthis Weakened but Not Broken by First Round of Trump Strikes
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24.04.202519:01
China on Thursday said that there were no ongoing discussions with the U.S. on tariffs, despite indications from the White House this week that there would be some easing in tensions with Beijing.
Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong told reporters in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. He added that “all sayings” regarding progress on bilateral talks should be dismissed.
He said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week indicated that there might be an easing in tensions with China. The White House earlier this month added 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, to which Beijing responded with duties of its own and increased restrictions on critical minerals exports to the U.S.
The Commerce Ministry’s comments echoed those of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, who said on Thursday afternoon that there were no ongoing talks, according to state media.
Both spokespersons held to the official line that China would be willing to talk to the U.S. subject to Beijing being treated as an equal.
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“At present there are absolutely no negotiations on the economy and trade between China and the U.S.,”
Ministry of Commerce spokesperson He Yadong told reporters in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. He added that “all sayings” regarding progress on bilateral talks should be dismissed.
“If the U.S. really wants to resolve the problem ... it should cancel all the unilateral measures on China,”
He said.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week indicated that there might be an easing in tensions with China. The White House earlier this month added 145% tariffs on Chinese goods, to which Beijing responded with duties of its own and increased restrictions on critical minerals exports to the U.S.
The Commerce Ministry’s comments echoed those of Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, who said on Thursday afternoon that there were no ongoing talks, according to state media.
Both spokespersons held to the official line that China would be willing to talk to the U.S. subject to Beijing being treated as an equal.
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