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12 Mar 2025

The art of a deal???

Source: Factset, Michel A.Arouet

11 Mar 2025

Trump’s approval rating goes negative for first time in second term

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6 Mar 2025

US immigration

Source:: Robin Brooks

5 Mar 2025

"Carmakers in the US rely on Canada and Mexico for more than 80% of imports of some key auto parts...

There’s even US value added embedded in cars imported from Mexico and Canada — so tariffs on these goods mean the US will effectively be tariffing itself." Source: Kevin Gordon @KevRGordon on X, Bloomberg

5 Mar 2025

BREAKING: Tariffs have begun with 25% on Canada and Mexico, and 20% on China.

In fact, tariffs could hit an average of 17.7% under Trump. This would be THE highest levels seen since the Great Depression. Source: Bravos Research @bravosresearch

4 Mar 2025

‼️ Alert: Unconfirmed reports that President Trump will announce that the US is leaving NATO in his joint address to US Congress tomorrow!

Source: US Homeland Security News @defense_civil25 on X

3 Mar 2025

It seems that US opinion on Ukraine spending and Zelensky is starting to turn.

These numbers are from CNN which is definitely NOT pro-Trump. 👉 More people now think the U.S. is helping Ukraine too much—up from 7% to 41%. 👉On top of that, trust in Zelensky fell from 72% to under 48%

26 Feb 2025

🚨BREAKING: UKRAINE AGREES TO U.S. MINERALS DEAL AFTER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DROPS $500B DEMAND

Kyiv has finalized a minerals deal with Washington, securing joint development of Ukraine’s oil, gas, and mineral resources—but only after the Trump administration dropped its toughest demands, including a $500 billion revenue claim. The deal establishes a fund where Ukraine will contribute 50% of proceeds from future mineral monetization, but it does not include the security guarantees Kyiv originally sought. With Zelenskyy expected to visit the White House for a signing ceremony, this deal marks a major shift in U.S.-Ukraine relations under Trump. Source: Financial Times thru Mario Nawfal on X

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