The markets are declaring tariff victory too soon
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This is a sign of how impatient investors behind them to show the idea of ​​a trading war that the markets on the “transaction” of the United States and China have increased.
Never think that it was a 90-day break on top pace, which will most likely cause temporary relief. The investors bought the story that US President Donald Trump Market Friendly Treasury Scott Best was now strong at the driving residence, Peter Navaro in China was on the back of the White House.
I don’t go that.
I think we are still much more instability, not only in the next three months, as the new norm of 10% of the United States is withdrawing US tariffs (and this is the most effective scenario).
Let’s start with direct issues. Although it is too early to see inflation in the data (the producer’s price index, the wholesale price range fell a little in April), there are many anecdotal warning signs on tariff prices on the horizon.
Profit margins have been pressed, and even the largest retailers do not seem to want to take a bigger hit. Last week, Walmart stated that it raises the prices like electronics and toys due to the tariffs of Chinese tariffs and warned that more prices will come.
“Taking into account the amount of tariffs, even in a reduced pace. If Walmart feels that it should buy prices, you can bet others.
Jay Powell, Chair of the US Federal Reserve last week, that “higher real rates can”.
Stagflation, of course, is a big risk here. As Steve Blens, Executive Director of “Lombard” wrote in the book last week.
Really. America’s poor fiscal position is an elephant in the room. Even if you assume that the United States can limit $ 200bn and $ 250 billion, which does not compensate for $ 1.8Tn deficit meaningfully.
Add a new bill of this budget to the House of Representatives, which will increase $ 3.3tn for 10 years, and 5.2TN $ under the Commission for the Responsible Federal Budget is extended. At the end of last week, the first project rejected the first project, but the talks continue, and the final result is unlikely to help the US fiscal image.
America’s debt issues are structural and long-term, and they can cause others. What happens if there is a slowing or decline that causes tax receipts that should give up, even as an increase in interest rates?
If inflation can temporarily relieve debt burden, it can also do business in the United States more expensive. According to Blitz.
Trump will no doubt try to put pressure on companies that are outgoing “A small problem with the chef” Apple announced last week from India to iPhones source projects. But the rest of the world is not yet standing.
In recent years, China and many other countries have built huge gold reserves, expecting the dollar to eliminate and leave. And while gold prices fell to some extent after the market growth, I would not be surprised if there was another growth at some point. Costco, the discount retail, puts new boundaries on gold saliva last week, allowing customers to buy only one than two, as it cannot save the demand.
One of the most difficult things is that you can imagine both supply and demand shock that occurs at the same time. Tariffs may disrupt the supply at the time when the slowing will negatively affect the demand.
The last time he was during World War I World War I was shocked by World War and demand. Supplier shocks tend to increase globalization in their consequences (which can support equity markets), while demand shocks do the opposite. When they gather, there is no history of what can happen. In any case, James said to me: “Such shocks” “put premium on the government’s competence.”
The United Kingdom has already seen what could happen when it lacks. The US can also.
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