‘That Sounds Like A Punt’: Marketplace Host Presses Jerome Powell For Answers On Trade War
“I’m going to poke you in the eye a little bit”.
“I’m going to poke you in the eye a little bit”.
We’re going to need more reassurances from Goldman on the commodities bull thesis.Â
“…details of the trip weren’t immediately available.”
Or “burns” – whichever.
You *are* a patriot aren’t you?
“Crossing the Rubicon”.
Now wait for the imminent retaliation from Beijing.
As everyone holds their breath…
Put on your tinfoil hats and let’s make some damn money.
“Trump changed the dynamic regarding China but in one weekend Secretary Mnuchin has given it away” — local moron.
Is it a “trade war” or isn’t it a “trade war”?
“There are only so many malls to destroy.”
“Stated differently, the Orange Comb-Over is definitely not making America Great Again.”
“And, no, he is not playing some kind of clever 5-dimensional chess or 3-dimensional chess that the talking heads were gumming about this AM. He’s not even playing checkers—to say nothing of pick-up-sticks.”
Remember, he’s going to run this country like one of his businesses…
“China officially launched its sword in less than 24 hours.”
If this were a reality TV show, the ratings would indeed be “tremendous”.
This is a real kick in the balls for Trump – and possibly for Chinese consumers, depending on how it pans out.
“As Narrative abstractions — cartoons — become our short-hand for things that used to have meaning, our models become more and more untethered from the reality they seek to reproduce.”
So as you’ve probably heard, The People’s Republic Of Xi appointed their first new central bank governor in 15 years overnight in Yi Gang.
It says a lot about how uninspiring a given day truly was when the biggest news involves Larry Kudlow.
And the hits just keep comin’.Â
This is like a drunken cowboy firing off a pistol in a saloon. He may not be trying to hit anyone, but it’s certainly possible that someone will get shot.
“Nationalism is war.”
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