Wall Street needs to get a grip about Trump’s tariffs

[HikerGuy83]

Call him whatever makes you “feel” good but he made you poorer

Just watching you guys scream is worth a lot.

 

[Lesh]

Just watching you guys scream is worth a lot.

Most people don’t think so

 

[scruffy]

It’s time for Wall Street to get a grip.

The Trump tariff policies are a calculated gamble that the threat of tariffs can fundamentally remake the global economy and retilt it in the direction of the United States — and away from China and other beggar-thy-neighbor countries.

But whether they work or not, Wall Street elites have convinced themselves that these tariffs are worse than the pandemic that stopped the entire economy, or the 2009 economic crisis that put 10 million people out of work.

And so far, nothing has happened. It’s all speculation about what could happen.

Wall Street regularly overreacts on both the upside and the downside. However, in judging the potential impact of the Trump tariffs, the first place to look is the basic math.

These tariffs, even if enacted, would be only a small part of the US economy — no more than about 1% of our economic activity.

And if they were enacted, that money would not go into corporate profits but into the US Treasury, about $300 billion a year.

The United States has an annual GDP of $28 trillion. We are the world’s largest importer, but that’s because we have the No. 1 economy in the world by far.

Relative to our size, imports are a much smaller percentage than most people think: We import about $3 trillion in goods from other countries each year, or only about 11% of our economy.

Mostly these imports are a combination of finished goods and parts we incorporate into other goods (such as the windshield wiper on the car).

Read More at -https://nypost.com/2025/04/08/opinion/get-a-grip-about-trumps-tariffs-this-is-only-1-of-the-economy/


BJ -

Nice Opinion Piece/breakdown of the issue (this morning)
by Mark Penn -


That’s why a lot of countries are lining up to make new trade deals and lower their tariffs.

China has the most to lose in a trade war. It exports about 20% of its economy, so exports are a much bigger deal for the Chinese than for us.

Wall Street is full of globalists.

Part of the Trump tariff plan is to put the kibosh on globalists.

Globalists don't like "countries". Countries are just an inconvenience for them.

Yes, the globalists will take a financial hit, and anyone invested in globalists will take a financial hit too.

Be smart with your investments. Don't invest in globalism.

 

[Billiejeens]

Most people don’t think so

You don't know or relate to most people.

 

[Lesh]

You don't know or relate to most people.

Shut up stupid

 

[Billiejeens]

Shut up stupid

Good one.

 

[HikerGuy83]

Shut up stupid

Just proved his point.

 

[toobfreak]

It’s time for Wall Street to get a grip. The Trump tariff policies are a calculated gamble that the threat of tariffs can fundamentally remake the global economy and retilt it in the direction of the United States — and away from China and other beggar-thy-neighbor countries. But whether they work or not,

Of course they work, that is why most countries have them (and use them against the USA). The USA has been the "nice guy" playing patsy, in an unwritten agreement that WE take it on the chin so that they can benefit.

They worked during Trump's first term and they are working now. People just need to hang in there a little. Of course, that never includes leftists who are fueling the panic and selling off their stocks in a deliberate attempt to crash the stock market--- first as a means of generating more TDS anti-Trump rhetoric, then to re-buy their stocks at a lower price and make yet more money when the market rebounds (as it has largely done).

Democrats are like a ball and chain around this country's neck trying to sabotage any and everything Trump does whatever the cost hoping to win the next election. You see, Democrat's asses are grass if the GOP takes a true controlling super-majority in the Congress next year where democrats can then do nothing to stop them.

But the tariffs are already working. China is already in a panic and the people there are rioting in frenzied alarm as we speak. Estimates are that Trump's tariffs could ultimately cost China up to 50 to 100 million jobs in their export-driven economy. Trump and the USA holds all the cards. The only thing that can go wrong now are, Democrats--- we should be deporting them to El Salvador next as the treasonous, worthless flotsam they are. Too bad the MSM is deliberately trying to withhold that small fact.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-tariffs-china/2025/05/01/id/1209192/

China Erupts: Furious Workers Riot As Factories Collapse Under Trump’s Tariffs

Workers throughout China are flooding the streets in revolt as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs slam the fragile Chinese export

ijr.com

 

[toobfreak]

The 'bedwetters' are only a loud minority. Those afraid of chainsaws are little soi boys.

The "bedwetters" are deliberately wetting the bed trying to crash the market just for anti-Trump talking points for the 6PM news.

Everything with the Left is a Trump Crisis. Without it, all they got left is what they had 7 months ago when they got their asses handed to them.

 

[toobfreak]

The bond market is saying that congress needs to balance the budget and stop borrowing so much.

BINGO. You got that one right. Trump knows that we must cut spending NOW and raise capital NOW lest if the bond market loses faith in the US dollar, that is the REAL threat to the USA.

Hence DOGE and the tariffs.

Trump has already cut federal spending down by 6% in just his first 100 days.

 

[toobfreak]

Thank you President Trump.

What the tards refuse to understand that had they addressed trade and spending themselves long ago, we wouldn't be where we are at now. Now we have no choice. Sometimes you must endure short-term pain in order to realize long term benefits.

One must be willing to look at the BIG PICTURE and not just how it affects your personal hopes of retiring next month.

Trump has dropped the hammer of Thor on the ******* Chinese's heads and they are screaming like a banshee over it already--- it is now only a test of wills between us and the Chinese government, how much they are willing to sacrifice vs. the Never-Trumper wobbly, needledick democrats trying to trip us up just so they can hope to win another election.

 

[toobfreak]

Call him whatever makes you “feel” good but he made you poorer

As if Biden didn't make you /WAY/ poorer over the past four years while you sat with your dick up your ass saying absolutely nothing.

 

[toobfreak]

They choose not to finance idiocy.

^^^^^^First post by Tommy I've seen in years and he is talking about idiocy.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

All this from a country with about the same GDP output as our state of Maine.

 

[Lesh]

As if Biden didn't make you /WAY/ poorer over the past four years while you sat with your dick up your ass saying absolutely nothing.

Sorry it happened to you. It sure didn’t for me.

Maybe you should make better life choices.

 

[Lesh]

What the tards refuse to understand that had they addressed trade and spending themselves long ago, we wouldn't be where we are at now. Now we have no choice. Sometimes you must endure short-term pain in order to realize long term benefits.

One must be willing to look at the BIG PICTURE and not just how it affects your personal hopes of retiring next month.

Trump has dropped the hammer of Thor on the ******* Chinese's heads and they are screaming like a banshee over it already--- it is now only a test of wills between us and the Chinese government, how much they are willing to sacrifice vs. the Never-Trumper wobbly, needledick democrats trying to trip us up just so they can hope to win another election.

You’re talking about faith. You have faith that this pain you know is here will go away.

You have no reason to have that faith… but you have it.

Amazing

 

[Billiejeens]

You’re talking about faith. You have faith that this pain you know is here will go away.

You have no reason to have that faith… but you have it.

Amazing

The adults are talking about economics.

 

[Lesh]

The adults are talking about economics.

Nope. Trumpers talk about economics in terms of faith

You do it constantly

 

[Tommy Tainant]

^^^^^^First post by Tommy I've seen in years and he is talking about idiocy.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

All this from a country with about the same GDP output as our state of Maine.

Why do you choose not to discuss the topic. Are you out of your depth ?

 

[my2¢]

Stock prices are determined by how investors view the value of corporations. With what's happening with these tariffs, especially with the flip-flops in their implementation, investors are finding it difficult to determine companies' future value.

 

[Matted Joybeard]

Lots of deals being made just not with the US.