There are 75 countries waiting to renegotiate a trade deal with me.

Quote from: Dove on April 11, 2025, 06:07:21 PMTrump is representing a nationalist agenda. America first.

 So what he is doing makes perfect sense.

 I'm nervous too. My man is invested in the market pretty hard and has alot alot of money in it...and he isn't even sweating.

 He has talked my oldest daughter down a few times and made her feel better lol.

Kid, you are giving Joe the benefit of the doubt that he gives a shit. Old trolls like him don't.

Quote from: Lokmar on April 11, 2025, 04:53:00 PMIt absolutely does not take years. Maybe 6-18 months for most things. For the stuff we (company I work for) moved several years ago, it was MAYBE 6 months. Glad Trump has started. Really, he needs to cut china the fuck off, period.

You are talking a trickle. And in some industries, such as textiles they can move fast.

Other industries like electronics and chips developed an entire supply chain over decades on the other side of the world. They will not be repatraited in Trump's term. They would need two more presidential terms of promoting reindustrialization before they return to America.

Other industries like pharmaceuticals are medium term. They could return in five years.

U.S. consumer prices unexpectedly fell in March amid cheaper gasoline and used motor vehicles. It was the first monthly decline in prices since May 2020. Putting the inflation rate at 2.4% close to the Fed's target rate of 2%.

After months of a simmering tariff feud largely focused on the U.S. and China, financial markets may finally have they want, at least for now.

Officials may have bought some market patience after delegates from the Trump administration and China on Monday announced plans to cool simmering tensions by simultaneously slashing each other's tariffs.

Dow futures were up by over 800 points headed into Wall Street's open on Monday, adding to gains after Sunday's comments from Bessent that substantial progress had been made.

Quote from: DKG on May 12, 2025, 09:42:57 AMAfter months of a simmering tariff feud largely focused on the U.S. and China, financial markets may finally have they want, at least for now.

Officials may have bought some market patience after delegates from the Trump administration and China on Monday announced plans to cool simmering tensions by simultaneously slashing each other's tariffs.

Dow futures were up by over 800 points headed into Wall Street's open on Monday, adding to gains after Sunday's comments from Bessent that substantial progress had been made.

I was never worried during COVID, so this did not worry me either..

I knew company stocks would rise again and I know our investments will be worth a lot more when we retire than when we purchased them.

Quote from: formosan on May 12, 2025, 10:08:19 AMI was never worried during COVID, so this did not worry me either..

I knew company stocks would rise again and I know our investments will be worth a lot more when we retire than when we purchased them.

The only people that worried are people who never invested in capital markets either directly or through their pensions.

The Dow Jones meanwhile jumped by 300 points, signaling a positive response to the attacks.

The markets likely saw the limited attack as a de-escalation of tensions, as Iran signaled that it needed to save face but did not want to antagonize the U.S. any further.

After months of doom and gloom, the S&P 500 hit a new record on Friday, marking a stunning comeback from April. At market open, the S&P 500 went north of 6,154.79.

Bloomberg indicated is "shooting toward the second-biggest percentage-point recovery in history" — was driven in part by strong corporate earnings, a stable labor market, and new energy in the AI trade. It certainly doesn't hurt that trepidation over tariffs has largely given way to optimism over Trump's trade deals.

The U.S. labor market delivered a stronger-than-expected performance in June, adding 147,000 jobs and nudging the unemployment rate down to 4.1 percent, its first drop since February. The solid headline number beat economists' forecasts and suggested resilience in hiring—even as pockets of weakness emerged beneath the surface.

Financial markets reacted cautiously. Stocks edged higher, Treasury yields ticked up, and the dollar strengthened as investors recalibrated expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts. With labor data mixed and inflation still hovering above the Fed's 2 percent target, analysts now see policymakers waiting until September—or later—to start easing.

In June the S&P 500 gained 5%, Nasdaq gained 17% & the DOW gained 5%. If you panic sold, blame the MEDIA. And you deserve to be broke in your old age just like Joe is.

Quote from: Brent on July 06, 2025, 11:51:04 AMIn June the S&P 500 gained 5%, Nasdaq gained 17% & the DOW gained 5%. If you panic sold, blame the MEDIA. And you deserve to be broke in your old age just like Joe is.

Well at least chocolate coins are getting cheaper -

Cocoa fell to 7,949.69 USD/T on July 3, 2025, down 2.54% from the previous day. Over the past month, Cocoa's price has fallen 18.92%, but it is still 1.88% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Cocoa reached an all time high of 12906.00 in December of 2024.

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa#historical

Quote from: Oliver the Second on July 06, 2025, 12:08:41 PMWell at least chocolate coins are getting cheaper -

Cocoa fell to 7,949.69 USD/T on July 3, 2025, down 2.54% from the previous day. Over the past month, Cocoa's price has fallen 18.92%, but it is still 1.88% higher than a year ago, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity. Historically, Cocoa reached an all time high of 12906.00 in December of 2024.

https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/cocoa#historical

Jo Jo will be dancing in the streets.

Prices are DOWN! under Saint Trump!!!! 

Quote from: Brent on July 06, 2025, 11:51:04 AMIn June the S&P 500 gained 5%, Nasdaq gained 17% & the DOW gained 5%. If you panic sold, blame the MEDIA. And you deserve to be broke in your old age just like Joe is.

I was never worried.....I've never been worried about temporary fluctuations.