"You get a tariff, you get a tariff, everybody gets a tariff!" - Official Trump Taxes ® Thread | 04/14 : Exemptions no more :mjlol:

[FAH1223]

 

[jmegamar]

Is this what they meant when they said they wanted a disruptor? Someone to shake up the system.

 

[Outlaw]

Is this what they meant when they said they wanted a disruptor? Someone to shake up the system.

America just brought home a prostitute with STDs because they were bored of their supportive wife that’s been with them for decades

 

[Liu Kang]

China just added a similar +50% to reach 84% on US imports.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/chi...percent-on-us-goods-in-response-to-trump.html

China slaps 84% retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods in response to Trump

China has pushed back again on U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies by hiking its levies on U.S. imports to more than 80%.

Tariffs on U.S. goods entering China will rise to 84% from 34% starting April 10, according to a translation of a Office of the Tariff Commission of the State Council announcement. The hike comes in response to the latest U.S. tariff increase on Chinese goods to more than 100% that began at midnight.

The tit-for-tat escalation of tariffs threatens to crush trade between the world’s two largest economies. According to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. exported $143.5 billion of goods to China in 2024, while importing products worth $438.9 billion.

The Trump administration announced a sweeping new tariff policy last week, and warned other countries not to retaliate. Some nations, including Japan, have seemed willing to negotiate on tariffs, but China appears to be taking a more hardline stance and quickly announced a countertariff.

After China’s initial response to the April 2 tariff rollout, Trump announced an additional 50% hike, putting the total level for import taxes on Chinese goods at 104%.

“I think it’s unfortunate that the Chinese actually don’t want to come and negotiate, because they are the worst offenders in the international trading system,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said to Fox Business on Wednesday after China’s latest announcement. “They have the most imbalanced economy in the history of the modern world, and I can tell you that this escalation is a loser for them.”

The U.S. had already imposed new tariffs on China before it rolled out its full trade policy in April. China, along with Canada and Mexico, was hit with new levies earlier in Trump’s presidency as part of what the administration says was an effort to stop fentanyl from entering the U.S.

The trade war appears to have spooked investors around the world, as global equity markets have sold off sharply in April. The S&P 500 finished Tuesday down nearly 20% from its peak, putting the leading U.S. index of a bear market. South Korea’s Kospi Index dipped into a bear market of its own on Wednesday. Stocks in Shanghai and Hong Kong are also down sharply since the U.S. tariff announcement on April 2.

 

[NaijaProdigy Redux]

Also bond yields are spiking so the administration can’t even point to lower interest rates. fukking dumbasses. All of them.

 

[Apollo Kid]

 

[FAH1223]

 

[The Bilingual Gringo]

It’s crazy to imagine the Fed saying “Yeah, fukk all that” and not investing in America.

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

$3500 iPhones?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/tech/apple-iphones-cost-tariffs-impact-intl-hnk/index.html

 

[Big Jo]

$3500 iPhones?

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/09/tech/apple-iphones-cost-tariffs-impact-intl-hnk/index.html

the environmentalist in me likes that these tariffs will slow down consumption, even though that's clearly not the trump administration's intent

you gotta figure if prices go up across the board people will at least buy less junk they don't need right?

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

The Euros hitting back

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

EU getting active.

EU takes revenge on Trump’s tariffs as countries approve €20B+ retaliation

Brussels is now set to strike back against U.S. president’s steel and aluminum measures.

www.politico.eu

 

[☑︎#VoteDemocrat]

Live updates: EU members approve new tariffs on $23 billion in US goods

European Union member states have voted to approve retaliatory tariffs on $23 billion in goods in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

apnews.com

 

[Liu Kang]

Important to note that the EU response is for the tariffs that were announced weeks ago. They haven't yet agreed to a response to Liberation Day tariffs.

 

[Big Jo]

Reciprocal tariffs paused... America is back y'all