Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, on the second day of a visit to Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/20/world/politics/saudi-mohammed-bin-salman-us-ties/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #mohammedbinsalman #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #mikejohnson
Amid a ‘tactical pause’ in U.S.-China tensions, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan warns of a long-term partial decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies if Washington and Beijing fail to rebuild trust. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/19/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pause-us-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #singapore #china #us #xijinping #donaldtrump #tariffs
Rio Tinto Group is imposing surcharges on aluminum shipments it sells to the U.S., putting further pressure on consumers in North America already faced with higher costs due to tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/18/markets/aluminum-markups-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #aluminum #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #metals #manufacturing #riotinto
"When this perfect storm strikes, an electoral bloodbath in the 2026 midterms is the best outcome Trump can hope for, on a list of dire possibilities."
#Trump #EconomicElites #wealth #EconomicDisparity #WealthDistribution #SuperRich #GildedAge #Epstein #food #prices #beef #coffee #tariffs #HealthInsurance #food
/10
"Contrast [what Bunch says] to a prominently displayed New York Times feature story that puts a nostalgic gloss on Epstein’s world. Looking back on that world and the people who inhabited it, it carried the headline, Epstein Emails Reveal a Lost New York."
~ Margaret Sullivan
#Trump #EconomicElites #wealth #EconomicDisparity #WealthDistribution #SuperRich #GildedAge #Epstein #food #prices #beef #coffee #tariffs #HealthInsurance #food #NewYorkTimes
/11
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/two-opposing-media-takes-on-epsteins
"The timing couldn’t be better, or worse, for this midnight of the elites. The overblown stock market fueled by an AI hallucination is set to burst any moment, and new hiring is already grinding to a halt — just as the price of everything from steak to coffee goes through the roof and health insurance is doubling or tripling for millions of Americans."
#Trump #EconomicElites #wealth #EconomicDisparity #WealthDistribution #SuperRich #GildedAge #Epstein #food #prices #beef #coffee #tariffs
/9
"When this perfect storm strikes, an electoral bloodbath in the 2026 midterms is the best outcome Trump can hope for, on a list of dire possibilities."
#Trump #EconomicElites #wealth #EconomicDisparity #WealthDistribution #SuperRich #GildedAge #Epstein #food #prices #beef #coffee #tariffs #HealthInsurance #food
/10
(continued from /7)
"about the much deeper rot that’s already been laid bare about the entire decrepit class of men (because they’re almost all men) who rule the world with atrocious grammar amid a non-stop booty call.
I’m not a financial expert, but if I had disposable cash I’d avoid the hyperinflated AI bubble and invest in a company that manufactures pitchforks."
#Trump #EconomicElites #wealth #EconomicDisparity #WealthDistribution #SuperRich #GildedAge #Epstein
/8
"The timing couldn’t be better, or worse, for this midnight of the elites. The overblown stock market fueled by an AI hallucination is set to burst any moment, and new hiring is already grinding to a halt — just as the price of everything from steak to coffee goes through the roof and health insurance is doubling or tripling for millions of Americans."
#Trump #EconomicElites #wealth #EconomicDisparity #WealthDistribution #SuperRich #GildedAge #Epstein #food #prices #beef #coffee #tariffs
/9
European Union officials may cut growth forecasts for 2026 in the coming week in an assessment of damage to the region’s economy, a year after Donald Trump won back the White House. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/16/markets/europe-fallout-trump-trade-chaos/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #europe #eu
Nicolas Fressengeas
boosted
"Republicans across the country are now being forced to confront what a liability Trump has become for their own political fortunes. In the coming months every Republican elected official in the country, including those in Congress," (continued in /15)
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #SupremeCourt #tariffs #elections #polls #ApprovalRating #ballroom #economy #prices #jobs
/14
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/is-it-time-for-trump-to-go
"Republicans across the country are now being forced to confront what a liability Trump has become for their own political fortunes. In the coming months every Republican elected official in the country, including those in Congress," (continued in /15)
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #SupremeCourt #tariffs #elections #polls #ApprovalRating #ballroom #economy #prices #jobs
/14
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/is-it-time-for-trump-to-go
(continued from /14)
"are going to be forced to govern and legislate against the incredible damage Trump has done to our economy, our health care system, the fiscal conditions of all governments across the US, the social safety net, farmers and small businesses, our energy systems, our rights and freedoms."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #SupremeCourt #tariffs #elections #polls #ApprovalRating #ballroom #economy #prices #jobs
/15
"Republicans across the country are now being forced to confront what a liability Trump has become for their own political fortunes. In the coming months every Republican elected official in the country, including those in Congress," (continued in /15)
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #SupremeCourt #tariffs #elections #polls #ApprovalRating #ballroom #economy #prices #jobs
/14
https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/is-it-time-for-trump-to-go
"His poll numbers have dipped as Americans conclude that he cares too much about gilded ballrooms and is not focused nearly enough on bringing down high prices. And dread has crept into the West Wing now that Trump faces a rare rebuke from fellow Republicans, including some who have been among his most loyal MAGA foot soldiers."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #SupremeCourt #tariffs #elections #polls #ApprovalRating #ballroom #economy #prices #jobs
/13
"Epstein returns at the worst time for Trump. ...
Trump’s party got wiped out in last week’s elections as voters assigned it the greater portion of blame for the shutdown. The Supreme Court seems set to unravel his signature tariffs."
~ Jonathan Lemire
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #stonewall #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #corruption #SupremeCourt #tariffs #elections #polls #ApprovalRating #ballroom #economy #prices #jobs
/12
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2025/11/jeffrey-epstein-trump-emails/684926/
Alex Akselrod
boosted
The thing is, even if #Trump rolls back #tariffs, most companies that have raised prices because of the tariffs are not going to lower them back down, because we don't actually live in a real "free market" economy. The system is rigged, and #greedflation is the name of the game.
How do we know this? Because they raised prices during COVID and never lowered them afterward. This is no different.
So the damage is done, whether or not the tariffs go away.
#politics #capitalism #USPol #economics
U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled back tariffs on more than 200 food products in the face of growing angst among American consumers about the high cost of groceries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/15/economy/trump-food-inflation-reverse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #food #donaldtrump #tariffs #democrats #republicans
The thing is, even if #Trump rolls back #tariffs, most companies that have raised prices because of the tariffs are not going to lower them back down, because we don't actually live in a real "free market" economy. The system is rigged, and #greedflation is the name of the game.
How do we know this? Because they raised prices during COVID and never lowered them afterward. This is no different.
So the damage is done, whether or not the tariffs go away.
#politics #capitalism #USPol #economics
China may yet find itself ensnared in a kind of economic Thucydides trap: attempting to surpass an incumbent hegemon bent on keeping it down — and never quite succeeding. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/can-chinas-economy-catch-up-to-the-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #us #chineseeconomy #useconomy #trade #tariffs
An ambassador from #Asia was told that, if he voted in favor of the plan, his country’s sailors would no longer be allowed to disembark at #US ports. #Caribbean diplomats were told that they could be #blacklisted from entering the US. And #MarcoRubio, the secy of #state, personally called officials in several countries to threaten financial penalties & other punishments if they continued to support the agreement to cut ship #pollution.
These & other #threats, including #tariffs, #sanctions & the revocation of diplomats’ #US #visas, effectively killed the deal, according to the 9 American, European & developing-nation diplomats directly involved in the negotiations. They spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of #retribution from the #Trump admin.
The Bank of Japan signals it's inclined to increase interest rates, with the usual caveats about the need for data, especially on wages, to stay in line with forecasts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/10/economy/nagata-boj-october-meeting-opinions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #inflation #japaneseeconomy
A group of U.S.labor unions slammed the Trump administration for suspending port fees on China that workers argued would revive their industry. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/09/markets/unions-trump-china-shipbuilding/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #shipping #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #china #unions #shipbuilding
Japanese automakers warned that President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs will cost them billions in lost profits. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/japan-automakers-billions-tariff-losses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cars #carmakers #toyota #honda #nissan #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs