President Trump pauses tariffs on most countries for 90 days, setting a 10% “lowered Reciprocal Tariff”, and sets 125% tariffs on China “effective immediately”
- President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on the full effect of his new tariffs for at least some countries.
CNBC Dan Mangan
Context & Ripple Effects
This follows Trump’s April 7 threat to add a further 50% tariff on China unless Beijing withdrew its own retaliatory measures. The policy now creates a clear split between a temporary baseline for most trading partners and sharply escalated treatment of China.
It matters because the pause preserves room for country-by-country negotiation while making the U.S.-China trade dispute the immediate pressure point for importers and global supply chains.
First-order effects
- Importers of Chinese goods face an immediate 125% U.S. tariff, raising the cost of China-origin products relative to goods sourced from countries subject to the temporary 10% rate.
- Most other affected countries receive a 90-day reprieve from the full reciprocal-tariff schedule, but still face the lowered 10% tariff during the pause.
Second-order effects
- The gap in tariff treatment gives companies an immediate incentive to reassess sourcing, inventory, and supplier contracts, especially where equivalent inputs can be obtained outside China.
- Trading partners have a limited negotiating window to seek better terms, while China-focused manufacturers confront greater pricing and margin pressure than peers with more diversified supply chains.
Third-order effects
- If repeated pauses and country-specific rates become the norm, tariff policy may function less as a stable import rule and more as a recurring bargaining mechanism, increasing planning uncertainty for multinational manufacturers.
- The episode reinforces a bifurcation risk in trade flows: firms may increasingly treat China exposure as a distinct cost and policy-risk category rather than one component of a global sourcing network.
The trend: This is one data point in the shift from broad trade liberalization toward tariffs used as flexible leverage in bilateral economic competition, especially between the U.S. and China.
Related: China · Reciprocal Tariff · Donald Trump · Trump’s April 7 China tariff threat · Trump-Xi tariff truce
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Discussion
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@craigipedia
Craig Harrington
on bluesky
At the same time, Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods to 125% “effective immediately.” The U.S. economy cannot survive decoupling with China like this without creating a recession. — Huge losses in distribution workforce... but hey, 90-day pause on tariffs with Lesotho! www.…
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@chancehmiller
Chance Miller
on threads
AAPL is up 12% on this, but it still seems like they are more exposed than just about anyone. There is iPhone/Apple Watch/AirPods production in countries like India and Vietnam, but the vast majority of iPhones in particular still come from China.
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@howardlutnick
Howard Lutnick
on x
Scott Bessent and I sat with the President while he wrote one of the most extraordinary Truth posts of his Presidency. The world is ready to work with President Trump to fix global trade, and China has chosen the opposite direction. [image]
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@whitehouse
@whitehouse
on x
DO NOT RETALIATE AND YOU WILL BE REWARDED
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@rapidresponse47
@rapidresponse47
on x
WATCH IN FULL: @SecScottBessent and @PressSec brief the media on @POTUS's tariffs announcement [video]
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@secscottbessent
@secscottbessent
on x
President Trump recognizes that economic security is national security. We must reclaim control of the manufacturing, production and supply chains of critical supplies and resources to finally put America First after decades of abuse. [video]
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@stephenm
Stephen Miller
on x
The days of China pillaging America are over.
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@alexberenson
Alex Berenson
on x
Just stop, you got what you wanted, you don't have to kiss his ass This month has caused real pain and uncertainty to people with few thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in stocks: money for retirement or kids's college. It's not a game for them. And they're still down 10%
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@whitehouse
@whitehouse
on x
👀
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@rapidresponse47
@rapidresponse47
on x
REPORTER: Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, they've been talking about tariffs for decades... do you see this double standard? @POTUS: “Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi—Crazy Nancy—they've wanted to do this for years, but they never had a president that had the guts to do it.” [video…
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@patrickmcgee_
Patrick McGee
on x
Can @tim_cook save @Apple from Being Crushed by Trump? My essay in the @nytimes today, on the biggest threat to Apple since Steve Jobs returned to the company in 1997. https://www.nytimes.com/... [image]
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@whitehouse
@whitehouse
on x
NEW TRUTH SOCIAL FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP: 🇨🇳125% TARIFF ON CHINA 🌎90-DAY PAUSE & LOWERED 10% RECIPROCAL TARIFF FOR OTHER COUNTRIES 🚨EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY [image]
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@byzgeneral
@byzgeneral
on x
> destroy global economy > destroy bond market > start cold war with China ... > stop destroying global economy > still be in cold war with China > “We won, it was 4D chess all along” ???
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@tszzl
Roon
on x
it's funny that people have to pretend chinese imports are cheap plastic trinkets like it's the 90s as though we don't import a dizzying array of complex consumer electronics, industrial machinery, even ai models
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@stevesi
Steven Sinofsky
on x
When it comes to tariffs, China is a special case
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@oren_cass
Oren Cass
on x
1/ Today's moves, doubling down on the 10% global tariff and temporarily suspending reciprocal tariffs as promising negotiations proceed, have greatly strengthened the foundation of the president's vital push to address the failures of the international economy. [image]
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@greg_ip
Greg Ip
on x
Rule of thumb for import elasticity of tariffs is 1, i.e. 1 point increase in tariff decreases imports by 1%. Even before today I had thought the effect becomes non-linear at ever higher rates. So with tariffs on China at 125%, do imports fall to zero? Is it a de facto embargo?
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@repcarlos
Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez
on x
🚨NEWS —> It's GREAT NEWS that @POTUS is applying a 125% tariff on Communist #China. President Trump is a BUSINESSMAN who is fighting to protect America & STOP Communist #China's cheating — tariffs are a tool to implement his masterful Art of the Deal! America First!🇺🇸 [video]
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@chamath
Chamath Palihapitiya
on x
This is probably a good time to remind everyone that US AI companies try to honor copyright laws for pre-training our best models while the Chinese models do not. If there is a level playing field, American companies will most assuredly win the AI race.
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@rohanspatel
Rohan Patel
on x
The world has a crisis in confidence in you and your boss. He announced a pause on one of the dumbest economic policies ever enacted, and we got nothing out of it other than... 1. a loss of trust from allies 2. frozen business investments (at least for 90 days) 3. evidence
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@walshfreedom
Joe Walsh
on x
Hey @BillAckman, I really wonder if even YOU get embarrassed tweeting something like this. I want to believe you do. But I doubt it.
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@pattymurray
Senator Patty Murray
on x
Guess what? A 10% tariff on the world is STILL a MAJOR blow to small businesses and consumers. And raising tariffs on China to 125% with NO PLAN is a recipe for disaster. Small businesses like grocery stores run on thin margins. Congress NEEDS to reverse these tariffs.
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@mattbruenig
Matt Bruenig
on x
It's so funny that Trump makes all the right-wing content guys spend days arguing why the tariffs are absolutely necessary and crucial to everything that is important about American civilization and then doesn't do them.
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@kasparov63
Garry Kasparov
on x
The benefit of Donald Trump's approach is that we now understand who are sycophants who will find a way to praise him no matter what, no matter how clear it is he has no real plan, and no matter how much damage and chaos he creates for Americans and the world.
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@stephenm
Stephen Miller
on x
President Trump's master strategy, bold statesmanship and brilliant tactical planning has done more to reform broken international trade in days than anyone has achieved in decades while economically and politically isolating the global architect of economic aggression: China.
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@richardhanania
Richard Hanania
on x
Put tariffs on countries, and if they do nothing say good job never mind? I can't take how stupid they are.
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@jamie1coutts
@jamie1coutts
on x
Today's breadth on the S&P 500 was remarkable, with 98% of the stocks in the index closing higher. How has the SPX historically performed after hitting 1-year lows and then rallying with a breadth thrust of this magnitude? The sample size is small, but here are the occurrences. […
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@kidehen
Kingsley Uyi Idehen
on x
Yep! Tariffs aren't the solution, since the core problem is much more complex. I desperately hope this is already known to the professionals that offer advice on government trade policy.
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@maggienyt
Maggie Haberman
on x
Flying aboard AF1 with Trump on Sunday, Bessent told him that he should shift to discussing negotiations but also needed to clarify the end game because the markets were melting. Two days later and work by Bessent, Vance and others, Trump blinked. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@noahpinion
Noah Smith
on x
Most of our imports from China are intermediate goods used in production.
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@krassenstein
Brian Krassenstein
on x
BREAKING: The White House caves on most tariffs—then calls it “The Art of the Deal.” You can't make this up. These are the most dangerously incompetent people I've ever seen: - Disrupted global supply chains - Sent American companies into a panic - Tanked global markets - [video]
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@rabois
Keith Rabois
on x
I explain the tariff goals & tactics. Recommend 10% and aggressive China tariffs too:)
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@jamessurowiecki
James Surowiecki
on x
Since Liberation Day, yields are higher. The market is down 4%. American businesses and consumers have been slapped with roughly a 20% tax on imports. American exports have been effectively frozen out of China. And we haven't actually gotten any major concessions yet.
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@charliekirk11
Charlie Kirk
on x
The world was waiting for America to lead against China. They've been ready and willing to unite against the CCP. President Trump is finally bringing that leadership to the world stage. Every move made up until now has been a buildup to focus on China.
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@nntaleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
on x
So if you look at Value Added the U.S. loses more than China. We've known that practically for 100 y & theoretically since Ricardo, before Nerollulus came with rejects for advisors. And saying America's best years were 1870-1913 is factually wrong: GDP per cap. up 700% since.
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@rapidresponse47
@rapidresponse47
on x
.@howardlutnick: “We have a 10% tariff around the world today and we are calling out China because they are going in a different direction. We're going to work with each of these countries and we're going to come up with a great deal for America.” [video]
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@rapidresponse47
@rapidresponse47
on x
Secretary @howardlutnick: “China chose the path of going against @POTUS. He said don't retaliate... and that's what happened... We are their biggest client by FAR... they can't afford to be without us, and that's where we are today.” [video]
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@acyn
@acyn
on x
Gasparino: Let's be clear what happened, who capitulated here and why? You know, I don't want to say this because I am a patriot, I am an American, but it is The White House who capitulated based on everything I hear and all my sources [video]
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@mattyglesias
Matthew Yglesias
on x
The 10 percent global tariff is a less-bad idea than “reciprocal” tariffs based on a nonsense formula, but it's still a recipe for raising costs for consumers and business whose only policy rational is Peter Navarro's crackpot theories.
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
on x
@CGasparino @SecScottBessent Rate are higher than they were a week ago, while stocks are still lower. This is in an environment where many people are worried about interest expense, and also in direct contravention of Bessent's stated goal of lower rates to help releverage the pr…
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@spectatorindex
@spectatorindex
on x
BREAKING: US Treasury Secretary Bessent says 'this was Trump's strategy all along, you might even say he goaded China into a bad position'.
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@jasonfurman
Jason Furman
on x
I don't think people realize that in important respects tariffs are now higher & more inflationary than what was announced on last Wednesday. Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
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@secscottbessent
@secscottbessent
on x
As I've said in the past, no one creates leverage for himself like @POTUS. [image]
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@annaeconomist
Anna Wong
on x
We calculated that post Trump “put” today, the tariff mix is actually worse —China exports more consumer goods to US than other countries, so boosting that (to 125%) relative to others will boost the hit to consumption goods. [image]
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@patrickmoorhead
Patrick Moorhead
on x
It's very hard for American companies to do business in China. I considered opening an outpost there and didn't for many of the reasons @stevesi outlines in his analysis.
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@whitehouse
@whitehouse
on x
LET HIM COOK! 😤 [image]
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@emeriticus
Pedro L. Gonzalez
on x
The level of dishonesty you're seeing from people like Bill Ackman now is insane. This is like people telling you that Joe Biden was actually totally lucid and in control. They know they're lying, they know their lies are going to cause more damage, and they don't care at all.
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@afneil
Andrew Neil
on x
What deal?
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@drjstrategy
James E. Thorne
on x
Hat tip to President Trump and team. President Trump's recent announcement of a 90-day pause on tariffs for over 75 countries, excluding China, reflects his negotiation strategy, often described as “The Art of the Deal.” By lowering tariffs to 10% for most nations, Trump has
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@cgasparino
Charles Gasparino
on x
I dont think you can downplay how lucky we are to have @SecScottBessent at Treasury. Yellen had no clue about markets, particularly how bonds trade and what they mean to the economy's plumbing. To re-align trade, which everyone appears to agree is necessary, you need someone that
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@rapidresponse47
@rapidresponse47
on x
.@POTUS: “A deal is going to be made with everyone and they will be fair deals... They weren't fair to the United States. They were sucking us dry and you can't do that... People took advantage of our country and ripped us off for decades.” [video]
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@howardlutnick
Howard Lutnick
on x
Never bet against Donald Trump. Never bet against America.
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@whitehouse
@whitehouse
on x
🇺🇸 @SecScottBessent: “The successful negotiating strategy that @POTUS implemented a week ago today, it has brought more than 75 countries forward to negotiate.... Every country in the world who wants to come and negotiate, we are willing to hear you.” WATCH ⬇️ [video]
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@whitehouse
@whitehouse
on x
BE COOL. @SecScottBessent @HowardLutnick [image]
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@bernstein
Joe Bernstein
on x
Me to my 4 year old after my 2 year old kicks him in the face
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@cliffordasness
Clifford Asness
on x
For me, one of the main benefits of making some money is not having to wear a gimp suit for anybody. To each his own.
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@billackman
Bill Ackman
on x
Time is not China's friend. Every U.S. company that sources products in China is in the process of finding alternative suppliers. Supply chains are time consuming and can be expensive and challenging to move. Once moved, they are sticky. Tick tock.
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@billackman
Bill Ackman
on x
The benefit of @realDonaldTrump's approach is that we now understand who are our preferred trading partners, and who the problems are. China has shown themselves to be a bad actor. Our counterparties also have a taste of what life is like if they don't take down their trade
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@speakerjohnson
Speaker Mike Johnson
on x
Behold the “Art of the Deal.” President Trump has created leverage, brought MANY countries to the table, and will deliver for American workers, American manufacturers, and America's future! [image]
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@gopmajoritywhip
Tom Emmer
on x
.@POTUS knows the art of the deal. He strengthened the United States' negotiating power and has masterfully positioned American workers back on top. The days of the United States being ripped off by other nations are OVER.
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@cgasparino
Charles Gasparino
on x
Scoop: @WhiteHouse officials now concede the potential @tiktok_us deal — sale to a US company by the Chinese—is off the table for the foreseeable future and maybe forever as we go to a trade war focused totally on the Chinese. Story developing
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@atabarrok
Alex Tabarrok
on x
It's absurd that in a supposed democracy we are subject to one person's daily whims. [image]
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@jamessurowiecki
James Surowiecki
on x
It's grotesque that the fate of many trillions of dollars of investment and business activity in the U.S. is now entirely dependent on the whims of one man, and a capricious, ill-informed man at that. [image]
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@justinwolfers
Justin Wolfers
on x
TRUMP CAUSES STOCKS TO SOAR* * by delaying his signature policy for 90 days. (Imagine what would happen if he ripped it up altogether.) [image]
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
on x
Bessent says that the tariff pause is not because of the market volatility
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@elerianm
Mohamed A. El-Erian
on x
Per the Nasdaq chart below, the stock market is responding enthusiastically to President Trump's announcement that he will drop tariff rates to the universal 10% for 90 days for all countries except China. For the turnaround to continue in the next few days, those seeing these [i…
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@mattyglesias
Matthew Yglesias
on x
Halting the tariffs seems better than going forward with them, but again how on earth are you expecting anyone to invest in any new manufacturing if there's no telling what policy will be tomorrow?
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@modeledbehavior
Adam Ozimek
on x
Keep in mind, the tariffs were good, but ending the tariffs having achieved nothing is also good. [image]
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@byrnehobart
Byrne Hobart
on x
People are saying Trump “blinked,” and while he did cut tariffs on almost every country, he also raised them for China. So technically he winked.
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@justinwolfers
Justin Wolfers
on x
Maybe the true tariffs were the friends we made along the way.
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@justinwolfers
Justin Wolfers
on x
Trump calls off reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. Doubles down on tariffs with China, now with a 125% tariff. Continues to impose a 10% tariff on the rest of the world. Despite the pause, the U.S. remains the highest tariff industrialized country. [image]
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@chadbown
Chad P. Bown
on x
This time our Tariff Chart update was accurate for 40 minutes before the President changed US tariffs again. [image]
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@billackman
Bill Ackman
on x
Thank you on behalf of all Americans.
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@johnedeaton1
John E Deaton
on x
👏 to folks like Bill, who supported @realDonaldTrump, but spoke out and used his voice to support a pause while negotiations continued.
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@billackman
Bill Ackman
on x
.@SecScottBessent rocks!
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@mattyglesias
Matthew Yglesias
on x
10 percent tariffs on everything was, in fact, the bad Trump trade proposal that we warned you about during the election. https://www.slowboring.com/...
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@adamscochran
Adam Cochran
on x
Lmao so only lowered the tariff to 10% and called it a “pause” Added Canada and Mexico. And raised it to 125% on China. So this is actually *worse* for America's blended tariff rate and total trade than it was before... Seems like a decent rally to short 🤷♂️
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@tier10k
@tier10k
on x
*TRUMP: RAISING TARIFF CHARGED TO CHINA TO 125% EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY *TRUMP: MORE THAN 75 COUNTRIES IN CONTACT WITH US TO NEGOTIATE *TRUMP: AUTHORIZED 90 DAY PAUSE, LOWERED RECIPROCAL TARIFF OF 10% Trade war against China only, for now [image]
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@danprimack
Dan Primack
on x
Sounds like Canada and EU go back to 10% baseline
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@teroterotero
Tero Kuittinen
on x
OK, Apple is up 11% because China tariffs jumped to 125%. Because Indian tariffs collapsed. But Apple has 80% of its production in China.
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@danprimack
Dan Primack
on x
Big question right now: Trump post says the 90-day pause is for countries that haven't retaliated. Does that include EU? Canada?
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@paulg
Paul Graham
on x
Trade wars often turn into real wars. I wonder if this is the point where China blockades Taiwan.
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@levie
Aaron Levie
on x
It does no good to dunk on someone you're on the titanic with. But I do think it's useful to learn from things as a civilization. [image]
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@chamath
Chamath Palihapitiya
on x
As many problems as the USA may have, I would say China's are worse: 1. China is seeing the slowest growth they've had in decades. 2. Their attractiveness as a recipient of Foreign Domestic Investment has come to a halt. 3. They have a very difficult demographic problem of too…
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@atabarrok
Alex Tabarrok
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To improve the manufacturing sector we need to increase productivity, reduce the cost of energy and speed permitting. Not devalue the currency or limit trade. https://marginalrevolution.com/ ...
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r/IRstudies
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Inside Trump's Reversal on Tariffs: From ‘Be Cool!’ to ‘Getting Yippy’ - Economic turmoil, particularly a rapid rise in government bond yields …
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r/allinspanish
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El Cheeto empieza a manchar los pantalones (más que de costumbre)
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r/StockMarket
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There is no safe haven. Only Trump's instinctual moves from now on.
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r/USNEWS
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Trump suddenly backs off global tariff plan after days of economic and market turmoil
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r/LibertarianUncensored
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Here we go AGAIN.
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r/ThePeoplesPress
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/bangalore
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/internationalpolitics
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/CustomsBroker
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/DJTSTOCK
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🚨 Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/China_irl
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川普涨停 全面关税, ; 对所有国家 ; 将至10%,继 续中国125%关 税
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r/PoliticalOptimism
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/InternationalNews
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries, hits China harder with 125%
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r/politics
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Stocks going back up as Trump pauses tariffs for some countries..
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r/China
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Trump announces 90-day pause on some tariffs for 75 non-retaliating countries.The duties faced by China will now rise to 125% effective immediately.
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r/TheSecondTerm
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/thedavidpakmanshow
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/LeopardsAteMyFace
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I won't blink - Donald J Trump
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r/PrepperIntel
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Trump drops tariffs to 10% on some countries for 90 days while raising China to 125%
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r/robursa
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/VietNam
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Trump announces 90 day pause for all tariffs except for China
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r/Economics
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/Law_and_Politics
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/neoliberal
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Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs for non-retaliating countries
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r/AMD_Stock
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/centrist
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CNBC: Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/politics
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Trump announces 90-day pause on tariffs for all trading partners except for China
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r/MarchAgainstTrump
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some count
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r/moderatepolitics
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/USNewsHub
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/AnythingGoesNews
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Trump announces 90-day tariff pause for at least some countries
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r/news
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Trump announces 90 day tariff pause
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r/ukpolitics
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Trump puts a 90 day pause on 10% tariffs on the UK
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on bluesky
Trump blinked and the stock market is back to where it was last week. Still down for the year but its baby steps in ending his war on our 401(K)s. [images]
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@agiletortoise@mastodon.social
Greg Pierce
on mastodon
Tariff season Not tariff season Tariff season Not tariff season Tariff season Not tariff season [GIF from Looney Tunes: Duck season -Rabbit season]
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@apompliano
Anthony Pompliano
on x
So all that fear-mongering from Wall Street was a complete overreaction? Shocker.
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@jamessurowiecki
James Surowiecki
on x
I'm not sure it's possible to miss the point of what happened today more completely than this tweet does.
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@ojblanchard1
Olivier Blanchard
on x
I cannot resist reposting this.... Stock market crashed indeed led to retreat on tariffs (presented, as forecast, as a major victory... The art of the deal), and a stock market jump... But am I the only one to think that things are not rosy, that the conflict with China is
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@jamessurowiecki
James Surowiecki
on x
“Markets kept saying the tariffs would be disastrous. When the tariffs were lifted, markets rallied. Take that, markets!”
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@adamscochran
Adam Cochran
on x
Even with 125% tariffs staying on China, JD and BABA are up like 5%+ Tells you this is a lot about a positioning rally and not pricing reality.
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@jimcramer
Jim Cramer
on x
Apple, Mother of all Short Squeezes
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@richardhanania
Richard Hanania
on x
I'm genuinely relieved that it appears likely that Trump has been pumping and crashing the market in order to profit from it. It'll eventually stop working and he'll find a new scam. It's better than him actually being committed to tariffs.
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
on x
The pullback from the brink may stem the market tailspin. But still the big question to me is what did the last several weeks do to business investment, hiring etc. + We now have tariffs on everyone. Gigantic tariffs on China. And another ~90 days of other uncertainty.
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@marcofoster_
Marco Foster
on x
JUST NOW: Rep Steven Horsford GRILLS Jamieson Greer on Donald Trump's tariff reversal: “Is this market manipulation? If it's not market manipulation, what is it? Who's benefiting? What billionaire just got richer?” [video]
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@coffeebreak_yt
Coffeezilla
on x
lmao - Trump frontran his own announcement to pause tariffs by saying it's a “GREAT TIME TO BUY!” 3 hours before huge news for stocks hit. this is levels of insanity we've never seen before. [image]
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@rephorsford
Rep. Steven Horsford
on x
Let's break down what happened in America today. At 9:37 a.m., Trump told his followers to buy stocks. 🧵👇🏾 [image]
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
on x
Completely agree with this take. Last night wasn't some global veto of the tariffs. It was panicked, low-liquidity trading, like we saw in March 2020.
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@conorsen
Conor Sen
on x
I have a nitpick about the bond vigilantes claim — it was systemic stress/deleveraging that happened to wreak havoc in global bond markets this week that forced the issue, not some discretionary fundamental repricing of government long bonds.
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@timsteno
Tim Stenovec
on x
Someone please explain to me why Apple is rallying when China is not part of this pause and Trump raised tariffs to 125%. [image]
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@hblodget
Henry Blodget
on x
Because Apple can move some iPhone production to India to serve US demand and keep making the rest in China for rest of world! And also because China tariffs will soon be a lot lower.
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@senadamschiff
Adam Schiff
on x
Trump is creating giant market fluctuations with his on-again, off-again tariffs. These constant gyrations in policy provide dangerous opportunities for insider trading. Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time? Did anyone buy or sell …
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@morningbrew
@morningbrew
on x
Apple (+15.3%) just had its best day since 1998 [image]
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@thestalwart
Joe Weisenthal
on x
Biggest Nasdaq rally since January 2001
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@morningbrew
@morningbrew
on x
The Nasdaq just had its best day since 2001 It's the index's 2nd best day in HISTORY [image]
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@ronfilipkowski
Ron Filipkowski
on x
Trump tells his followers to buy stock in the morning, minutes after the market opens, then announces he is pausing tariffs 4 hours later. Nothing to see here. [image]
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@richisunak
Bharat Simpson
on x
“The company lobbied Indian airport authorities to cut to six hours the time needed to clear customs at the Chennai airport in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, down from 30 hours"https://www.reuters.com/ ...
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@adityakalra
Aditya Kalra
on x
How did Apple navigate Trump tariffs? Six chartered cargo flights with 1.5 million phones weighing 600 tonnes from India to US. A “green corridor” for faster shipment clearance. Factories open on Sunday. A look at Apple's strategy. @MunsifV @abhijithg4 https://www.reuters.com/...
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r/technology
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Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India ‘to beat’ Trump tariffs, sources say | Reuters
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r/politics
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Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India ‘to beat’ Trump tariffs, sources say
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r/worldnews
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Apple airlifts 600 tons of iPhones from India ‘to beat’ Trump tariffs.
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Gameranx
Dennis Patrick
on x
Nintendo Reportedly Imported Over 700K Switch 2 Units To USA In February
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@6d6f636869
Takashi Mochizuki
on x
NEW: Data show Nintendo allocating almost entire made-in-Vietnam game consoles to the US, which is in stark contrast with months before, as it tries to find ways to get around Trump tariff on goods from China. Story is free for a week. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image]
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r/NintendoSwitch2
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Nintendo Gains Time to Prep Switch 2 Debut With Tariff Pause
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@dylan522p
Dylan Patel
on x
The tariffs are much more complicated than they seem Industry and the market are misunderstanding the ramifications We cover everything from fabs to packaging to servers to cables to optical modules to datacenter equipment The impacts differ greatly We also found a huge loophole
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@beuvingjordy
Jordy Beuving
on x
🌐 ⚠️ 📊 👇 @SemiAnalysis_ on Tariffs impact That's really fast @dylan522p @SKundojjala ! Summary below, full read link here: https://semianalysis.com/... [image]
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@rwang07
Ray Wang
on x
Great piece by @SemiAnalysis_ Tariff Armageddon? | GPU Loopholes, Mexico Supply Chain Shift, Wafer Fab Equipment Vulnerabilities, Optical Module Pricing Surge, Datacenter Equipment https://semianalysis.com/...
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@semianalysis_
@semianalysis_
on x
Tariff Armageddon? GPU Loopholes Mexico Supply Chain Shift Wafer Fab Equipment Optical Module Pricing UPS, Generators, Transformers, Switchgear, Power Distribution Equipment, Cooling, Pumps OEM & ODM Supply Chain Softbank Impact Nvidia Balance Sheet Usage https://semianalysis.com…
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@jordannanos
Jordan Nanos
on x
Banger from @SemiAnalysis_ GPU servers from Mexico are exempt from recent tariffs under USMCA regardless of country of origin [image]