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10 Feb 2025

*TRUMP: WILL ANNOUNCE 25% TARIFFS ON STEEL, ALUMINUM MONDAY The largest exporter of steel & aluminum to the US? canada followed by mexico

What happened to the 30 day moratorium on tariffs from Canada & Mexico? Source: Vic_Turbendian

5 Feb 2025

Trade Policy Uncertainty Index hits 2nd highest level in AT LEAST the last 25 years

source : barchart

4 Feb 2025

The chart below - courtesy of LSEG - explains why canada and mexico both "kiss the ring" yesterday...

Source: LSEG Datastream

3 Feb 2025

Great visual representation of tariffs impact on US states

By The World in Maps thru Tom Keene thru Joumanna Bercetche

23 Jan 2025

G7 vs. BRICS - Global GDP

Source: Barchart, Visual Capitalist

22 Jan 2025

Elon Musk just shared his thoughts on the TikTok ban

Source: Evan

20 Jan 2025

An update on Germany snap election:

the conservative support has slipped below 30% ahead of the February election. Friedrich Merz’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance leads with 29% in the latest Insa survey, down one point from last week. The AfD also dropped by one point to 21%, while support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens remains steady at 16% and 13%, respectively. 👉 As it stands, a so-called grand coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD appears to be the most likely outcome Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

13 Jan 2025

In Germany, Chancellor Scholz attempts to boost his campaign by appealing to anti-American sentiment.

He steps up criticism of Trump’s expansionist rhetoric. Currently, Scholz's SPD is trailing in third place, behind the CDU/CSU and AfD. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

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