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Trade War Claims Another Victim As Whirlpool Gets Hard Lesson In Trump-o-nomics

July 23, 2018

The tragic irony here is that back in January, the company announced plans to add some 200 jobs following Trump’s imposition of tariffs on imported residential washing machines.

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Global Finance Leaders Resigned To Their Fate In Half-Hearted G-20 Communiqué

July 22, 2018July 23, 2018

“…downside risks over the short and medium term have increased.”

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‘They Offset The Tariffs Before They Even Happened’: How To Lose A Trade War Before It Even Starts

July 22, 2018

Expect more dollar tweets.

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Death By Trade Tweet: How FX Markets Cope With ‘High-Volume Tariff News’ Days

July 22, 2018

“Chirp, chirp”: the yuan is crashing.

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One Bank Goes There, Asks: ‘Could The Trade War Cause Another Great Depression?’

July 21, 2018

Incredulous. 

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Christine Lagarde Channels Claude Monet, Says World Has Hit ‘High-Water Mark’ On Growth

July 21, 2018July 22, 2018

“Unfortunately, the rhetoric has morphed into reality, and a series of tariffs and counter-tariffs have gone into effect.”

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‘I Don’t Expect Any Progress Here’: Dark Cloud Of Protectionism Hangs Over Contentious G-20

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

“This benefits no one.”

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‘I Fully Support Jerome Powell’: At G-20, Steve Mnuchin Swears Trump Respects Fed Independence

July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

Steve Mnuchin is in a tough spot.

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‘I’m Not Saying It’s A Weapon’: Steve Mnuchin Warns China On Currency Manipulation As Yuan Craters

July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

“Unfair advantages”.

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‘Dangerous’, ‘Excessive’, ‘Aggressive’: Donald Trump Starts Global Currency War

July 20, 2018July 21, 2018

Throw out the script.

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‘We Are Raising Rates – Really?’ Trump Again Attacks The Fed, Accuses Europe, China Of ‘Manipulation’

July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

“Tightening hurts all we have done.”

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‘I’m Ready To Go To $500 Billion’: Trump Says Prepared To Tax All Chinese Imports

July 20, 2018July 20, 2018

Donald Trump is locked and loaded, ok?

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Sorry, Bill: Soybean Farmers Should Fear @realDonaldTrump, Goldman Suggests

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018

Sorry, Bill.

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Commodities Stand Corrected As Demand Destruction Doom Loop Beckons

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018

Coal mine canaries?

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‘It’s A Lot Of Money’: As Trade War Simmers, The Farmers Are Restless

July 18, 2018July 18, 2018

“You’ve still got to pay your bills eventually.”

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‘Cars Is Big One’: Trump, Kudlow Pretty Sure Jean-Claude Juncker Will Wave White Flag In Washington Next Week

July 18, 2018

“…we may be pleasantly surprised.”

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‘The Dam Is Finally Breaking’: Orrin Hatch Threatens To Back Push To Strip Trump Of Tariff Power

July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

“Let’s vote”.

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Jerome Powell Tells Lawmakers He Wants The Fed To ‘Stay In Its Lane’ When Asked About Tariffs

July 17, 2018

“I have to start by saying”…

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‘We Are Unable To Fight Equally’: A Frustrated China Files WTO Challenge Against Trump

July 16, 2018

“The move is unusually swift.”

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All Quiet On The Western Front?

July 14, 2018

Not exactly.

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Maybe Irony Isn’t Dead: If The U.S. ‘Imports’ A Recession, Can We Slap Tariffs On It?

July 14, 2018

Mind the implications of globalization and interconnected markets.

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Here’s What 58 Fund Managers With A Quarter Trillion In AUM Expect For Trade And The Fed

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Crystal ball gazing with $258 billion.

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‘It’s Now More Likely Than Not’: Goldman Raises Odds Of Further Escalations In Trade War

July 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Past the point of no return.

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‘That Sounds Like A Punt’: Marketplace Host Presses Jerome Powell For Answers On Trade War

July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

“I’m going to poke you in the eye a little bit”.

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‘Someone Go Tell That To The Guy Harvesting His Crops’: Pray For The Soybean Farmers

July 11, 2018

Whatever you say, sir. 

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From More Tariffs To Using North Korea As Leverage, Here Are China’s Options For Responding To Trump’s Latest Trade Escalation

July 11, 2018

Expect a “combination”.

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Chinese Stocks, Yuan Fall As China Says It Will ‘Never Yield To Blackmail’ By American ‘Bully’

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018

“Totally unacceptable”…

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