Alexei Romas
@chairmanben.bsky.social
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Brooke Rollins on farmers needing a bailout in October 2025 because of Trump's trade war: "This is a result of no new trade deals under President Biden."
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Brooke Rollins on farmers needing a bailout in October 2025 because of Trump's trade war: "This is a result of no new trade deals under President Biden."
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VARNEY: Some Iowa farmers are frustrated because Trump is putting $20b into Argentina to bail them out. They're worried that the administration is focused on foreign financial aid at the expense of American farmers.
BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first
BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first
October 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
VARNEY: Some Iowa farmers are frustrated because Trump is putting $20b into Argentina to bail them out. They're worried that the administration is focused on foreign financial aid at the expense of American farmers.
BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first
BROOKE ROLLINS: The president's focus remains 100% on America first
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These trade negotiations would have been more stable if the administration had worked with Congress to get trade negotiating authority.
Interesting color in the administration's motion to SCOTUS to expedite the tariffs case from Treasury Sec. Bessent, who says the appeals court ruling on Friday against Trump's tariffs is already impacting trade talks:
"World leaders are ... walking away from or delaying negotiations," he says.
"World leaders are ... walking away from or delaying negotiations," he says.
September 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
These trade negotiations would have been more stable if the administration had worked with Congress to get trade negotiating authority.
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Welcome to Donald Trump’s trade policy. Nobody knows anything.
(H/T the great @justinwolfers.bsky.social)
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(H/T the great @justinwolfers.bsky.social)
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June 17, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Welcome to Donald Trump’s trade policy. Nobody knows anything.
(H/T the great @justinwolfers.bsky.social)
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(H/T the great @justinwolfers.bsky.social)
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3 years ago today, the WTO deal to curb harmful fisheries subsidies was agreed by consensus. It’s still not in effect anywhere.
Ratified: 102. Missing: 63. To activate the agreement in ratifying countries: 9 more needed. Those subsidies are still not being curbed. Who’s to blame?
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Ratified: 102. Missing: 63. To activate the agreement in ratifying countries: 9 more needed. Those subsidies are still not being curbed. Who’s to blame?
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On its third anniversary the WTO fish deal is still not in effect anywhere
102 members have ratified. 63 members still have not. 9 more are needed to activate the agreement in ratifying countries. Those subsidies are still not being curbed. Who’s to blame?
tradebetablog.wordpress.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:27 AM
3 years ago today, the WTO deal to curb harmful fisheries subsidies was agreed by consensus. It’s still not in effect anywhere.
Ratified: 102. Missing: 63. To activate the agreement in ratifying countries: 9 more needed. Those subsidies are still not being curbed. Who’s to blame?
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Ratified: 102. Missing: 63. To activate the agreement in ratifying countries: 9 more needed. Those subsidies are still not being curbed. Who’s to blame?
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Here's the UK summary of the deal with the US.
Note some trade illiteracy. Whoever wrote this doesn't know the difference between an "export tariff" and an "import tariff on UK exports".
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Note some trade illiteracy. Whoever wrote this doesn't know the difference between an "export tariff" and an "import tariff on UK exports".
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Landmark economic deal with United States saves thousands of jobs for British car makers and steel industry
Thousands of jobs have been saved as the Prime Minister secured a first-of-a-kind trade agreement with the US.
www.gov.uk
May 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Here's the UK summary of the deal with the US.
Note some trade illiteracy. Whoever wrote this doesn't know the difference between an "export tariff" and an "import tariff on UK exports".
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Note some trade illiteracy. Whoever wrote this doesn't know the difference between an "export tariff" and an "import tariff on UK exports".
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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"India to offer rare 'forward most-favoured-nation' clause to US, officials say" www.reuters.com/world/india/...
Exclusive: India prepared to 'future-proof' trade deal as sweetener in US talks, sources say
New Delhi is prepared to include a sweetener in trade talks with Washington that would "future-proof" a deal by ensuring no other trade partners could have superior terms, as it pushes for a quick agreement with the Trump administration, Indian government officials said.
www.reuters.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
"India to offer rare 'forward most-favoured-nation' clause to US, officials say" www.reuters.com/world/india/...
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OK, it's well past time to start a thread.
Welcome to Donald Trump's trade policy. Nobody. Knows. Anything.
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Welcome to Donald Trump's trade policy. Nobody. Knows. Anything.
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January 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
OK, it's well past time to start a thread.
Welcome to Donald Trump's trade policy. Nobody. Knows. Anything.
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Welcome to Donald Trump's trade policy. Nobody. Knows. Anything.
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Breaking down USTR's final decision on maritime Section 301 fees targeting Chinese shipping dominance. The initially proposed $1.5M per ship per port call has been significantly modified after industry feedback. 1/
April 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Breaking down USTR's final decision on maritime Section 301 fees targeting Chinese shipping dominance. The initially proposed $1.5M per ship per port call has been significantly modified after industry feedback. 1/
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BAIER: Are these tariffs designed to generate revenue for the country, or are they designed to negotiate each of these countries down?
BROOKE ROLLINS: It's an all of the above approach
BROOKE ROLLINS: It's an all of the above approach
April 8, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BAIER: Are these tariffs designed to generate revenue for the country, or are they designed to negotiate each of these countries down?
BROOKE ROLLINS: It's an all of the above approach
BROOKE ROLLINS: It's an all of the above approach
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Most interesting thing in this exchange: Navarro claims the idiotic tariff formula was developed by CEA.
But I'm hearing indirectly that CEA instead blames Navarro for creating formula.
If you know actual origins, please reach out. Signal: crampell.13
But I'm hearing indirectly that CEA instead blames Navarro for creating formula.
If you know actual origins, please reach out. Signal: crampell.13
April 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Most interesting thing in this exchange: Navarro claims the idiotic tariff formula was developed by CEA.
But I'm hearing indirectly that CEA instead blames Navarro for creating formula.
If you know actual origins, please reach out. Signal: crampell.13
But I'm hearing indirectly that CEA instead blames Navarro for creating formula.
If you know actual origins, please reach out. Signal: crampell.13
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This is GREAT: The real economists cited in USTR's write-up of the infamous Trump reciprocal tariff calculation are...not exactly fans of what the Trump team did 🤣 finance.yahoo.com/news/the-whi...
April 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is GREAT: The real economists cited in USTR's write-up of the infamous Trump reciprocal tariff calculation are...not exactly fans of what the Trump team did 🤣 finance.yahoo.com/news/the-whi...
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So the Trump administration is saying that all the products subject to the "Liberation Day" tariffs -- most imports -- will no longer be eligible for de minimis treatment once it figures out how to collect duties on all those shipments. I think that's a pretty big deal. (12/fin)
April 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So the Trump administration is saying that all the products subject to the "Liberation Day" tariffs -- most imports -- will no longer be eligible for de minimis treatment once it figures out how to collect duties on all those shipments. I think that's a pretty big deal. (12/fin)
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TAPPER: You're imposing a 10% on the Heard and MccDonald islands. They have zero human inhabitants. Why are you putting tariffs on islands entirely populated by penguins?
ROLLINS: Whatever. Listen, the people leading this are serious, intentional, patriotic, the smartest I've ever worked with.
ROLLINS: Whatever. Listen, the people leading this are serious, intentional, patriotic, the smartest I've ever worked with.
April 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
TAPPER: You're imposing a 10% on the Heard and MccDonald islands. They have zero human inhabitants. Why are you putting tariffs on islands entirely populated by penguins?
ROLLINS: Whatever. Listen, the people leading this are serious, intentional, patriotic, the smartest I've ever worked with.
ROLLINS: Whatever. Listen, the people leading this are serious, intentional, patriotic, the smartest I've ever worked with.
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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Wild seeing Trump cabinet officials and allied-lawmakers trying to tell voters that:
-Recessions actually aren't all bad,
-Collapsing stocks are a buying opportunity,
-Price hikes are part of making American great, and
-High egg prices mean we should all raise chickens.
-Recessions actually aren't all bad,
-Collapsing stocks are a buying opportunity,
-Price hikes are part of making American great, and
-High egg prices mean we should all raise chickens.
March 11, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Wild seeing Trump cabinet officials and allied-lawmakers trying to tell voters that:
-Recessions actually aren't all bad,
-Collapsing stocks are a buying opportunity,
-Price hikes are part of making American great, and
-High egg prices mean we should all raise chickens.
-Recessions actually aren't all bad,
-Collapsing stocks are a buying opportunity,
-Price hikes are part of making American great, and
-High egg prices mean we should all raise chickens.