US Election & Presidency

(10-04-2025 11:52 )Charlemagne Wrote:  A lot of people indeed did make a lot of money
One of his advisers sold a lot of his stocks and shares days before the tariffs were introduced.

That's not when the money's made.

The real money is made if he bought them all back again yesterday, before the pause was announced.

Story on Fox News about a US-based Special Needs Toy Importer, who brings stuff in from Cheeeeiina (say it in Trump's voice lol) whose Tarriff bill went up from $26,000 to $346,000 overnight.


Oops.

Markets are tanking again hopefully will keep dropping for those that put money in to make money

white house saying the chinese tariff is 145% as was 20 % already on the other 125 %

(10-04-2025 11:52 )Charlemagne Wrote:  A lot of people indeed did make a lot of money
One of his advisers sold a lot of his stocks and shares days before the tariffs were introduced.

be very interesting if any of his family members will be investigated to see what there financial transactions before and after herr drumps announcements

(10-04-2025 10:30 )skully Wrote:  So the bond markets have forced him to do this? I won't pretend to fully understand, but I know some people would have profited massively due to the chaos.

https://news.sky.com/story/donald-trump-...t-13345483

Here is a short video explaining how bonds work, which, hopefully, will improve your understanding of the situation.

https://youtu.be/Saqn77p63cE?si=WOZQcscwZ7pLiuT-

(10-04-2025 11:52 )Charlemagne Wrote:  A lot of people indeed did make a lot of money
One of his advisers sold a lot of his stocks and shares days before the tariffs were introduced.

Marjorie Taylor Greene apparently did the same.

There are calls for an investigation into insider trading today as Trump not long before the tariff pause announcement posted on his truth social "Now is the time to buy!"

^

I'm sure they will point the finger back at Nancy Pelosi's stock gains.

Here's the Congressional stock trading patterns in 2024
I'm shocked she's only 10th on this list
https://unusualwhales.com/congress-trading-report-2024

(10-04-2025 15:57 )Tumble_Drier Wrote:  Story on Fox News about a US-based Special Needs Toy Importer, who brings stuff in from Cheeeeiina (say it in Trump's voice lol) whose Tarriff bill went up from $26,000 to $346,000 overnight.


Oops.

I did see that segment
The other hosts looked uncomfortable during that and tried to smooth it over talking about how normal everyday Americans like the tariffs.

YT Pundit Benny Johnson (cough Russian Asset cough) said "Losing Money cost you Nothing"

China and Japan are the two biggest investors in US bonds, so it was assumed china was the one selling them off which caused the real market turmoil which caused tango to stand down. Rumour is, it was actually japan. They were trying to negotiate for a better tariff deal in the open, while quietly dumping bonds hand over fist.

If that is true, then it means that potentially china still has that trick up its sleeve, and can hold donald duck to ransom with it, as he has been seen to back down once already