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speak easy

(11,558 posts) Mon May 26, 2025, 05:56 AM Monday

"Donald Trump will delay his threatened 50% tariffs on the EU"

Trump news at a glance: president delays 50% tariffs after ‘very nice call’ with EU chief

Donald Trump will delay his threatened 50% tariffs on all European Union imports into the US, after what he described as a “very nice call” with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.

Von der Leyen wrote that she had a “Good call with POTUS” in a social media post announcing she had secured a tariff delay of more than a month, to 9 July, to give both sides more time to negotiate.

The decision marks a U-turn since Friday, when Trump warned he would impose the 50% tariffs on 1 June because discussions with the EU were “going nowhere”. Trump claimed he was “not looking for a deal” that could deter the levies.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/26/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-delays-50-tariffs-after-very-nice-call-with-eu-chief

God help us. We are truly fucked. He is so easy. Ursula has him wrapped around her fingers.

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"Donald Trump will delay his threatened 50% tariffs on the EU" (Original Post) speak easy Monday OP

Drive the markets down on Friday then back up on Monday. It should be doc03 Monday #1

Krasnov really wants Powell to lower interest rates, gab13by13 Monday #2

doc03

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1. Drive the markets down on Friday then back up on Monday. It should be

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Mon May 26, 2025, 08:03 AM

Monday

obvious what he is doing, I think.

gab13by13

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2. Krasnov really wants Powell to lower interest rates,

Reply to doc03 (Reply #1)

Mon May 26, 2025, 08:27 AM

Monday

and someone must have told him that tariff on the EU will make sure rates are not lowered.

Krasnov wants a weak dollar and a strong Crypto, he doesn't give a shit about the US economy.

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