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To: TobagoJack who wrote (139635)	3/3/2018 7:24:29 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 218044

This was interesting on Friday

To: TobagoJack who wrote (139635)	3/3/2018 7:28:13 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218044

Trump is now threatening Europe with tariffs on "imported" cars like BMWs, Mercedes, VWs and FIATs - almost all of which are manufactured in the United States in South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, the same as Japanese manufacturers - apart from Honda which has its plants in Ohio. We get European-built models, but you generally have to pick them up with European delivery to get those. — America does import a lot of GM and Ford cars from Canada from those same sneaky Canucks who sell us steel, aluminum and cheap natural gas which is putting coal out of business. Trump is suffering from Relevancy Deprivation Syndrome so is lashing out and doing anything he can to get attention. Europe is the second largest steel and aluminum exporter to America, after those sneaky Canucks in Canada, so they've suggested they may consider equal-offsetting import tariffs on American agricultural products. Trumpo continues his laughable onslaught of fact-free tantrums and self-harming policies.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (139635)	3/4/2018 10:44:19 AM
From: bart13	1 Recommendation Recommended By dvdw© Respond to of 218044

am 2 long (hkex) and 1 short (spy/qqq), and 1 long paper au/ag it would be peculiar should they all go down, and should that happen, would mean either us$ goes up, and / or debt papers rise (interest rate drop) I'm far from as certain as you apparently are, except on longer term physical au & ag insurance holdings. My trading philosopy is based mostly on futures and frequently high leverage, and that also requires unusually high certainty before I jump in... much like Buffet's quote about when the water recedes one finds out who doesn't have a swim suit on, and also Newton's First Law of Motion (" An object in motion continues in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force. (This law is often called "the law of inertia".) "). As far as the recent tariffs noise, that's mostly about politics and that isn't exactly the sanest or quietest area on the planet. Although I do have many opinions in the area, I'm going to mostly STFU and let the shows proceed except in gun control areas where I'm already on record as not supporting extreme views on both sides.