The Trump Tariffs thread

[VRAMdemon]

Jack Daniels Single Barrel Barrel Proof in both offerings are excellent IMO. JD 10 and 12 year also good but harder to find. Never got a taste for Dickel really but it's polarizing.

My go to:

Mary Dowling toasted double oak barrel strength bourbon whiskey

Honorable mention and half the price:

Mary Dowling Tequila barrel finished bourbon whiskey

 

[VRAMdemon]

Tariffs are back on.... In two weeks. lol!

U.S. Futures Drop As Trump Says He’ll Set Unilateral Tariffs In 2 Weeks

Trump said he plans to send letters to U.S. trading partners over the next two weeks offering them unilateral tariff deals, and they can choose to “take it or leave it.”

www.forbes.com

 

[Indus]

The reprieve on export licenses for Chinese rare earth materials is only good for six months.

https://www.reuters.com/business/au...earth-export-licenses-wsj-reports-2025-06-11/

Odds are the Chinese will extract more concessions from Trump on a regular basis.

One has to wonder.. 55% tariff on our most used importer..

Won't that raise inflation?

And how will interest rates come down then?

Or the plan is to cause inflation and low interest rates which causes the dollar to fall like a rock??

 

[K1052]

Mary Dowling toasted double oak barrel strength bourbon whiskey

They want a lot of money for 4 year old juice IMO. I like Larceny Barrel Proof or Makers Mark Selects for half the price with a few more years age on it.

 

[Indus]

Tariffs will likely make this worse

 

[Indus]

They want a lot of money for 4 year old juice IMO. I like Larceny Barrel Proof or Makers Mark Selects for half the price with a few more years age on it.

I don't like the bitterness of Rye.. I tried a few bourbons that had high rye - Four Roses for example and had difficulty even finishing the bottle.

But I like low rye ones.

I haven't tried Makers Mark.. how is that? bitter or sweet?

 

[K1052]

I don't like the bitterness of Rye.. I tried a few bourbons that had high rye - Four Roses for example and had difficulty even finishing the bottle.

But I like low rye ones.

I haven't tried Makers Mark.. how is that? bitter or sweet?

If you like sweeter bourbons then MM should be up your alley since it is wheated.

 

[JTsyo]

Doesn't a 55% tariffs on China just mean the products will be send to a 3rd country before being shipped to the US for a flat 10% tariff?

 

[Indus]

Doesn't a 55% tariffs on China just mean the products will be send to a 3rd country before being shipped to the US for a flat 10% tariff?

Who the heck gets a 10% tariff?

England??

 

[K1052]

Doesn't a 55% tariffs on China just mean the products will be send to a 3rd country before being shipped to the US for a flat 10% tariff?

U.S. firms demand crackdown on tariff-evading Chinese importers

"Before the ink was dry on the order, China was already evading the order by transshipping through other countries, hopping from country to country, changing the names, shifting shipments, just to stay ahead of us," Magnus said.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

Tariffs are back on.... In two weeks. lol!

U.S. Futures Drop As Trump Says He’ll Set Unilateral Tariffs In 2 Weeks

Trump said he plans to send letters to U.S. trading partners over the next two weeks offering them unilateral tariff deals, and they can choose to “take it or leave it.”

www.forbes.com

I'd love someone to do an in-depth study on the market accounts that are making the most money off these tariff movements.

 

[Indus]

I'd love someone to do an in-depth study on the market accounts that are making the most money off these tariff movements.

MTG near the top of the list!

 

[VRAMdemon]

They want a lot of money for 4 year old juice IMO. I like Larceny Barrel Proof or Makers Mark Selects for half the price with a few more years age on it.

Tried Makers Mark Selects ... It's just a little too sweet for my tastes. Didn't sit well in my gut.. Never tried Larceny Barrel. Will give it a shot 👍

My grandfather turned my on to Mary Dowling. It's so smooth for my tastes and palate.

 

[VRAMdemon]

Doesn't a 55% tariffs on China just mean the products will be send to a 3rd country before being shipped to the US for a flat 10% tariff?

The details are sketchy, as usual. So ... we pay 55% on Chinese merchandise, they pay 10% on ours?

 

[K1052]

That awkward scenario where you are unsure of whether to root for tariffs to continue to be an anchor (somewhat ) on his approval ratings or cheer for tariffs to be peeled back, economy roars back to life and all is forgiven by the electorate.

I think it is safe to say that this scenario is really not likely at all. He can't go more than a few days without getting the itch.

 

[Indus]

So umm at the G7:

Meloni's facial expressions when she is in Trumps presence tells you all you need to know how this is gonna go:

Craig R. Brittain (@craigbrittain.com)

Emmanuel Macron of France and Giorgia Meloni of Italy having a chat.

bsky.app

 

[pmv]

Not a great visual image for Starmer - scrambling around on the floor to pick up the trade-agreement papers after Trump drops them. Then Trump declares it to be a deal 'with the EU', forgetting what country Starmer's from. And all to get the gratuitous tariffs "reduced" to 10%. It's like when the supermarket puts up the prices of something by 25% then reduces it to only 10% more than it was before last week and declares it a 'special offer'.

Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ as trade deal is signed off

UK aerospace sector will face no tariffs from the US while auto industry lowered to 10% from 25%

www.theguardian.com

 

[FelixDeCat]

Monsieur Le President, in a show of great strength, delivers our terms that must be signed. Now pick them up, and sign them.

 

[Indus]

Monsieur Le President, in a show of great strength, delivers our terms that must be signed. Now pick them up, and sign them.

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[pmv]

My opinion of Starmer gets lower every week.

 

[biostud]

One has to wonder.. 55% tariff on our most used importer..

Won't that raise inflation?

And how will interest rates come down then?

Or the plan is to cause inflation and low interest rates which causes the dollar to fall like a rock??

Also, make your products more expensive on the export market.

 

[Roger Wilco]

It starts

 

[Indus]

@K1052

So this is how you get Trump to STFU and leave..

Yesterday:

Mark Carney Brutally Shuts Trump Down for Whining on Russia’s Behalf

Donald Trump kicked off the G7 meeting by shilling for Russia.

www.yahoo.com

Today:

Trump abruptly leaves G7 summit after signaling deepening Iran-Israel conflict

The change of plans added to the sense of uncertainty around the military operation in Iran.

www.yahoo.com

Basically you have to push the press away since he loves press attention and he turns into "I'm taking my ball and going home"

Well done PM Carney.. I think it'll be copied by others sure enough!

 

[Heartbreaker]

@K1052

So this is how you get Trump to STFU and leave..

Yesterday:

Mark Carney Brutally Shuts Trump Down for Whining on Russia’s Behalf

Donald Trump kicked off the G7 meeting by shilling for Russia.

www.yahoo.com

More Trump nonsense. Having Russia in G8 would not have stopped the invasion. They were kicked out in 2014, for taking over Crimea. So obviously being in the G8 didn't stop the expansion into Ukraine...

The real US precipitating action goes back to USA backing NATO admission for Georgia and Ukraine, which Russian freaked out about, and subsequently invaded both countries...

Bush backs Ukraine and Georgia for Nato membership

George Bush this morning said he "strongly supported" Ukraine's attempt to join Nato, and warned he would not allow Russia to veto its membership bid

www.theguardian.com

 

[K1052]

The real US precipitating action goes back to USA backing NATO admission for Georgia and Ukraine, which Russian freaked out about, and subsequently invaded both countries...

Yea, I really am not buying it. Putin has shrugged at Finland joining NATO. The Baltics and Poland have been in for decades now.

Russian imperial expansion never really dies. It just goes into hibernation periodically.