The European Union will impose counter tariffs on $28 billion worth of US goods from next month, the European Commission said, ramping up a global trade war in response to blanket US tariffs on steel and aluminum https://reut.rs/3DCiljA
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The two names refer to the same chemical element. In scientific writing and academia, both aluminum and aluminium are commonly used and considered correct names.
It seems that the only country that Trump wants the US to have free trade with is Russia (his recent bluster about sanctions can be dismissed as purely a propaganda move, almost certainly). It would be amusing to see the US replace the EU as a trading partner with the 11th largest economy in world.
‘Oh’, says the Orange Turd, ‘I didn’t expect them to do that’.
‘Stable genius’ my arse.
He wouldn’t even be able to find his arse if he wasn’t talking out of it.
This has to be the strangest way of supposedly cutting taxes as promised during thr election.
Comrade donald really doesn't understand economics.
America is a rich country and will always have a deficit with countries that have wages a fraction of theirs.
20% on Chinese imports are still cheaper.
If I remember my research in college, the Eu was formed to promote common markets to member nations and the same currency for the members, resulting in savings.
Don’t wait a month. We will be forced to buy your steel anyway because we can’t re-source that fast. Spend the money to ramp up your military aid to Ukraine.
All of Trump’s tariffs are so bogus & phony when it’s like he wants economies to fail because it will benefit him financially. This all smells so rotten.
The Canada EU Trade Agreement has been provisionally in force since 2017, eliminating 98% of remaining tariffs over MFN. The sticking points are mostly non-trade, and continue to be worked on.
I doubt that some of those various sectors have recovered since Trump’s last tariff wars. I know China took their business to Canada for a number of products & never came back.
Targeted Tariffs on Republican States.
Forcing Companies to lay off staff.
Then the Electorate will complain to their representative in the hope trumpie cares.
🇮🇪🇪🇺🇲🇽🇨🇦☘️
Allegedly, this is what Putin wanted - 4 #DumbTrump 2 impose tariffs on its allias; allias strike back, start an economic war, meanwhile Putin uses this distraction 2 invade, pillage and conquer Ukraine and other countries. @reuters.com @sanders.senate.gov @chrismurphyct.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu
Beginning to suspect this is a joint venture by WEF to rinse working class consumers and line their own ‘big business’ pockets. The only people subsidising all these tariffs are normal every day people trying to get by and feed their families.
It's great that other countries are showing Trump that they can't be bullied. Giving him a taste of his own medicine is the only way to treat the moron. When the US economy starts declining even more than it already has Trump will obviously try to blame it on Biden. But still hit him where it hurts.
Canada sidles up to the Europeans politely and says,
"Welcome to the party, Europe. Can I get you a shot of 'sirop d'érable` to start with?"
(discretely opening parka)
"Perhaps you'd also be interested in some of this that our erstwhile BFF no longer appears to want or need..."
It seems like America has become the richest country in the world because of all it fair deals with the world.Dare I quantify that fact by the number of billionaires there.
Sadly until we, in the US, have reached a total crash and burn stage It's just going to keep getting worse. I wonder how long it's going to take us to reach rock bottom.
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The two names refer to the same chemical element. In scientific writing and academia, both aluminum and aluminium are commonly used and considered correct names.
‘Stable genius’ my arse.
He wouldn’t even be able to find his arse if he wasn’t talking out of it.
Democracy dying.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-republicans-block-congress-ability-challenge-trump-tariffs-2025-03-11/
Comrade donald really doesn't understand economics.
America is a rich country and will always have a deficit with countries that have wages a fraction of theirs.
20% on Chinese imports are still cheaper.
FUCK YOU ORANGEAPE
Forcing Companies to lay off staff.
Then the Electorate will complain to their representative in the hope trumpie cares.
🇮🇪🇪🇺🇲🇽🇨🇦☘️
"Welcome to the party, Europe. Can I get you a shot of 'sirop d'érable` to start with?"
(discretely opening parka)
"Perhaps you'd also be interested in some of this that our erstwhile BFF no longer appears to want or need..."