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Asian shares mostly higher after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now

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By YURI KAGEYAMA

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he will flip flop in 24h or more?

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Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 surged 

It “surged”, sounds great!

so hows that supposed crash working out? lol

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Trump's idiotic half-baked flip-flop tariff policy is leading to lower share prices, higher inflation, higher interest rates, lower consumer confidence and weaker investor sentiment putting the US into a recession. But that's not the worst of it. If investors loose faith in the dollar it could be catastrophic. That's why he was afraid of the markets getting 'yippy'. Congress needs to reign him in.

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Trump sleeping now...markets adjusting.....waiting for morning ....like an abusive marriage....

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Look at that market just going up and up, how beautiful.

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The tariffs are already impacting Japanese workers especially in the auto industry.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nissan-cut-japanese-production-top-selling-us-model-due-tariffs-source-says-2025-04-15/

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BlacklabelApr. 15  11:21 pm JST

Look at that market just going up and up, how beautiful.

Did it make it to 1% higher yet?

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i would think so as the Nasdaq is up 11% in the last 5 days.

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As DJT trade deals get signed, the uncertainty goes away. Most corporations and consumers like the idea of lower tariffs and non-tariff trade barriers = Lower inflationary pressure and greater economic growth!

DJT doing the world a huge favor, resetting global trade

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Important to note that market volatility is rapidly dropping as the markets have more clarity about DJT's tariff agenda, including important flexibility to allow his policies to take into account an orderly transition within the economy and not spur unwanted inflation etc.

With DJT there's a clear economic plan to turbo charge the private sector, not simply more Biden Admin inefficient Govt. deficit funded "pork" barrel projects that destroy the economy and burden future generations

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so hows that supposed crash working out? lol

lets see 2 week average DOW 42000 before trade war.

38000 after 1 week of trade war, recovers to 40000 after Trump backtracks on parts of his trade war. at least 3 times now, and to think it could be still over 42000, Bond markets wouldnt have imploded. AT itll all be repeated again in 90 days if iDJiT decides he wants to manipulate the markets again.

remember when we had a sane president and record markets DOW 45000. You know facts matter

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DJT doing the world a huge favor, resetting global trade

yep pushing its allies away form the US towards China. wait until they lose faith in the $. then the shyt will really hit the fan. lets not forget JApan and China own over 1.8trillion in US bonds

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As DJT trade deals get signed, the uncertainty goes away.

What trade deals? It takes months to years to create trade deals, he has none. How many are you expecting to be completed within the 90 day deadline?

The country making trade deals is China because of the uncertainty and madness of the massive tariffs and the consequent walkbacks, exemptions and flip flops. More countries are looking to trade with China because they have lost trust in America's economic management. The tariffs on China are not going to stick, they're already making deals with countries like Australia for their beef etc. Even the UK is refusing to bow to Trump blackmail to allow inferior quality food in. He hasn't thought any of this through, because he never does. Just shoots his mouth off and has to reel his insane pronouncements back time after time. Investment will not come into America under such uncertain conditions.

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The US had a money-spinning machine with world famous universities that charged foreign students full price. But between the administration abusing institutions of learning and bullying foreigners from every walk of life, that's going to disappear. Just one of dozens of self-inflicted wounds.

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The other shoes have yet to drop on the result of cutting off trade with China.

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