Terrified Trump Flees Tariffs War After CEOs’ ‘Empty Shelves’ Warning
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The president sounded much more conciliatory after he was told about the chaos his plans could bring.

Summary

Trump had to reverse his aggressive tariff rhetoric after CEOs from Walmart, Target, and Home Depot warned of empty shelves and higher prices due to supply chain disruptions.

Investors reacted negatively to his threats against Fed Chair Jerome Powell, prompting a market sell-off.

Trump backtracked, expressing optimism on a China trade deal and now denying plans to fire Powell.

Global markets remain volatile, and the IMF cited Trump’s trade war as a “major negative shock” to global growth.

  • Allonzee@lemmy.world
    70·
    14 days ago

    China should tell us they’ll drop their tariffs by 20% a month until gone barring further impulsive fuckery to dissuade further infantile American shenanigans.

    As an American, someone’s got to be the geopolitical adult in the room, and we don’t qualify.