‘3D Chess’ Tariff Strategy Looks Suspiciously Like Chaos To Stocks, Bonds, Fed
Investors and policymakers are increasingly wary of the White House’s “crazy like a fox” tariff tactics.
Investors and policymakers are increasingly wary of the White House’s “crazy like a fox” tariff tactics.
A recipe for “fun”.Â
The cross-asset reaction to the latest tariff news was quite dramatic.
For the second month in a row.
Bad news is just bad. And cross-asset returns since the latest tariff escalation reflect as much.
What a time to be alive.
This was always the risk.
A “difficult endeavor”.
“As good as it was going to be”.
Enjoy any truce while it lasts.
“Sometimes you just have to walk away.”
Essentially, we’re right back in the same position we were in headed into the Trump-Xi dinner in Argentina.
“Oh I don’t think they will do that.”
On the “bright” side…
“For what it’s worth”…
Powell back on the hot seat.
“…there are many downside risks.”
“Why didn’t we make him Fed chair?”
…if this isn’t resolved, it has the potential to create a permanent rift between Washington and Beijing at a critical juncture for the world.
If last week was painfully tedious at best and outright boring at worst, this week promises to break the monotony.
It’s not treason if your wife sees the whole thing, we suppose.
Somehow, I doubt anyone cares too much about this, but for what it’s worth…
The bottom line is that Trump has predictably boxed himself in.
“The plunge in EM asset values and localized crises (Turkey, Argentina) are not unconnected.”
“…it’s amazing what happens when a businessman is allowed to run the economy.”
A truly incisive critique from the Street’s most celebrated analyst.
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