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To: elmatador who wrote (138972)	2/6/2018 4:05:23 AM
From: TobagoJack	Respond to of 218647

that is a surmise they are quite common

To: elmatador who wrote (138972)	2/6/2018 5:06:55 AM
From: TobagoJack	1 Recommendation Recommended By dvdw© Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 218647

re <<It is only a finance thing. A trial of "return to the old normal" >> according to you we are well out of the old normal, or did i misunderstand you? in the mean time, i have had a busy day, doing proforma, engaging in meetings, etc etc, as well as keeping an eye on the state of <<only a finance thing>> via geewhizbang hardware / software made no moves, as am happy w/ current stance shall dialogue w/ comrades over dinner, and do some figuring, to see what be the most efficacious way to extract goodness from all that is happening best to treat all the serious work as a game, so as to do it well there are unwounded comrades diving in to buy the dip (of equities but also especially of bonds), and there are unhurt comrades staying motionless no one has gone materially short what is the right thing to do - time shall tell, but may be bloody 600 points, 6%, 6,000 dollars - all so sixy zerohedge.com

To: elmatador who wrote (138972)

2/6/2018 2:48:36 PM

From: TobagoJack

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W/r to Brazil still selling iron, Philippines still rolling out bananas, China is keeping on to deploying stuff ...

All per old normal, just a ‘finance thing’, to do w/ deployment of investments and disposition of savings.

But I understand your view, by subtracting history context from my reckoning and dropping off math from my logic

bloomberg.com

Trump’s Rhetoric Helpless Against Rise of Trade Deficit With China
More stories by Andrew MayedaFebruary 7, 2018, 12:19 AM GMT+8
Try as he might, President Donald Trump can’t contain America’s ballooning trade deficit with China.

The U.S. trade gap in goods with the Asian power surged 8.1 percent last year to a record $375 billion, according to Commerce Department data released Tuesday. The total goods deficit with all nations swelled by the same percentage to $796 billion.

Trump has repeatedly complained about America’s trade deficit with China, expressing his disappointment with the growing shortfall in a recent phone call with President Xi Jinping. The U.S. president has threatened a host of actions to constrain China, including tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum and penalties for misuse of American intellectual property.

In his first State of the Union address last week, Trump said the “era of economic surrender is over” and promised to negotiate better trade deals, and he named China an economic rival. China stoked tensions this week by starting an anti-subsidy and anti-dumping probe into grain sorghum from the U.S.

Rank	Country	2017	2016	2016 rank
1	China	$375 billion	$347 billion	1
2	Mexico	$71.1 billion	$64.4 billion	4
3	Japan	$68.8 billion	$68.8 billion	2
4	Germany	$64.3 billion	$64.7 billion	3
5	Vietnam	$38.3 billion	$32 billion	6
6	Ireland	$38.1 billion	$36 billion	5
7	Italy	$31.6 billion	$28.6 billion	7

Some economists say it will be tough to reverse the trade imbalance with China without deep reforms that change the balance between investment and saving in each country. Republican-backed tax cuts passed late last year may exacerbate the trade shortfall by boosting the dollar, making U.S. exports more expensive, and by stoking domestic demand, which would also spur imports.

In 2017, the U.S. had record imports from 47 countries, led by China. American exports to China rose to an all-time high of $130 billion, from $116 billion the previous year, although it wasn’t enough to prevent the deficit from growing.

Last year’s trade totals aren’t likely to soften the U.S. position on the North American Free Trade Agreement. The goods deficit with Mexico increased by 10 percent to $71.1 billion, causing the country to leapfrog Germany and Japan into second place, behind China. The goods gap with Canada surged about 60 percent to $17.6 billion, as America’s northern neighbor rose from 16th to 12th place. Negotiators from the U.S., Mexico and Canada wrapped up their sixth round of talks on a new Nafta last month with modest signs of progress.

However, the U.S. goods deficit with South Korea narrowed 17 percent to $22.9 billion, dropping the Asian nation to 10th place from 8th. The U.S. is also renegotiating its 2012 free-trade deal with South Korea. The Trump administration is demanding changes to improve access for U.S. exports, including automobiles.

— With assistance by Chris Middleton