Trump's tariffs, rather than helping American workers, will raise... prices for household goods by an estimated $1,500 per family annually. Under Biden, despite global pressures, the US achieved the lowest inflation in the G7 in 2023. These tariffs will reverse that progress, hurting the very workers they claim to protect while CEO-to-worker pay remains at a staggering 192:1 in the US. Full discussion on Peston ➡️ My piece on the legacy of Bidenism under Trump for Foreign Affairs ➡️show more

JD Vance just blatantly lied to the people of... Michigan. He claimed that when Trump put tariffs on China, it caused prices to come down for the American people. This is a lie. When Trump put the tariffs on China, China retaliated by doing the same to American goods. The prices of goods did not generally come down for Americans. In fact, the opposite happened in many cases. Tariffs are essentially a tax on imported goods, and when these tariffs were applied to Chinese products, the increased costs were often passed on to American consumers in the form of higher prices. Additionally Trump's tariffs on China had significant negative impacts on American farmers. China's retaliation led to a sharp decline in demand for American farm products from Chinese buyers, which in turn caused a drop in prices and substantial financial losses for American farmers. Trump then gave subsidies to the Farmers in order to try and fix the mess he created.show more

What?! Mark Carney announces counter tariffs on US vehicles... and that every penny raised from his tariffs will go to auto workers and companies impacted: "Every single dollar raised from these counter tariffs, will go directly to our autoworkers and the companies affected by these tariffs." So Canadians get higher costs - a tax and they will subsidize billion dollar companies and workers; that's on top of the over $52B gamble they took to subsidize this industry before. Ridiculous.show more

I thought MAGA was so upset about Inflation… -... Walmart CFO John Rainey has just said that new tariffs could force Walmart to raise prices on consumers. - Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison has just said Lowes is concerned about the risk of higher costs and is already having conversations with suppliers about tariffs. Question: What is Trump going to do to reduce prices? Don't say "Drill baby drill". That will have very little impact on US prices in the short term as energy is a global market. Inconvenient Truth: Tariffs, as well as deporting 5% of the work force is not going to reduce inflation, but raise it.show more

Jagmeet Singh is about to SELLOUT Canadians again NDP... polling a lowest level in Canadian history — they don’t want an election Jagmeet Singh says he will not trigger a non-confidence vote until the government passes support for workers affected by the U.S. tariffsshow more

Here’s a look at the line that just closed... for early in-person voting here in Cuyahoga County. Election workers tell us they will stay until the last person is through. The estimated time is around 2.5 to 3 hours WKYC 3Newsshow more

‼️🇺🇸🇻🇪 What happened to Maduro could happen to anyone... - Trump The US President continues the press conference: ▪️The American president claims that the US operation against Venezuela is a warning to anyone who will threaten US sovereignty. ▪️The US will strive to ensure that its dominance in the Western Hemisphere is never questioned again. ▪️The unilateral US embargo on oil exports from Venezuela remains in force. ▪️We will strike at terrorist cartels and protect our citizens from other threats. ▪️The future of the US will be determined by its ability to protect trade and territories. ▪️This attack is aimed at achieving good goals. ▪️There were no US military casualties as a result of the operation in Venezuela.show more

Tariff revenue is generated when a government imposes a... tax on imported goods and services. Here’s how the process works with a Step-by-Step Breakdown: 1.Tariffs Are Imposed The government sets a tariff rate (e.g., 10%) on specific imported products—like steel, electronics, or textiles. 2.Goods Are Imported When foreign goods enter the country, customs authorities assess the value of those goods. 3.Tariff Is Collected at the Border Importers (usually companies) must pay the tariff before the goods can be released into the domestic market. Example: If a company imports $1 million worth of goods with a 10% tariff, they pay $100,000 in tariff duties. 4.Revenue Goes to the Treasury The money collected is transferred to the government’s general revenue (usually managed by the Department of the Treasury in the U.S.). Key Characteristics of Tariff Revenue ⚠️ Paid by Importers, not directly by foreign governments or exporters ⚠️ ⛔️ Can Raise Prices on imported goods, often passed on to consumers ⛔️show more

🚨 JUST IN: In a massive FAFO moment, President... Trump is SLAPPING 25% tariffs on the European Union's cars and trucks after they failed to abide by the trade deal Trump is going HARDBALL on the EU! "It is fully understood and agreed that, if they produce Cars and Trucks in U.S.A. Plants, there will be NO TARIFF. Many Automobile and Truck Plants are currently under construction, with over 100 Billion Dollars being invested, A RECORD in the History of Car and Truck Manufacturing." "These Plants, staffed with American Workers, will be opening soon — There has never been anything like what is happening in America today! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP"show more

Keir Starmer mentioned the anti-Muslim hate attack in Edinburgh... at PMQs. "My thoughts are also with injured in the appalling attack in Edinburgh. Which appears to be motivated by anti-Muslim hatred. In this country, an attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. We will not stand for it, and the perpetrator will face the full force of the law."show more

In 2024, Russia faced a 13-year record jump in... gas prices after a series of Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries that caused fuel production to collapse by more than 10% in the first half of the year. According to Rosstat, from the beginning of the year to December 23, gasoline prices rose by 11% on average in Russia. At the same time, prices in remote regions of the Far East exceeded the Russian average by a quarter. By the end of the year, gasoline price growth will be the strongest since 2011. For the first time in 6 years, gasoline prices have risen significantly above the headline inflation rate, which the Russian ministry of economic development estimates at 9.7% a week before the end of the year. This year, the Russian government tried to curb gasoline prices by banning its exports: the restrictions were imposed shortly after two dozen major Russian refineries were attacked by Ukrainian UAVs and a number of them were forced to halt production. By the end of May, the decline in gasoline production in Russia reached 20% compared to December 2023, and diesel fuel - 11%. In response, the authorities classified fuel output statistics, citing geopolitics and the threat of market manipulation as reasons. In 2025, gasoline will continue to rise in price in Russia. In the best-case scenario, it will rise by 10-15%, and in the worst case - 20%, which, according to Rosstat, has not happened in Russia since 2004 (when the cost of fuel jumped by a record 31.3%). The reason will be an increase in Transneft's pipeline pumping tariffs, as well as a sharp increase in excise taxes: they will rise 14% for gasoline and 16% for diesel fuel, which is three times more than was provided for in the Tax Code (4.7%). According to government calculations, this will bring 170 billion rubles ($1,6 billion) to the treasury, of which 116 billion ($1,13 billion) will be due to the unscheduled increase. Rising gasoline prices will automatically lead to higher prices for everything else in Russia, as the cost of fuel is included in the delivery of all goods and automatically increases the cost of the end product for the buyer. Inflation in Russia will also increase.show more

🇺🇸🇪🇺 #TETHER´S CEO "WE DON´T CARE ABOUT THE USAGE... OF #USDT IN EUROPE AND THE US. WE DON´T THINK EUROPE AND US ARE GOOD MARKET FOR US AND IN GENERAL FOR STABLECOINS - THAT IS OUR OPINION!" 🤔 WHAT DOES TETHER HAVE TO FEAR? - SINCE THEY WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THE TWO LARGES MARKETS IN THE WORLD? ➡️ TETHER IS NON-EU COMPLIANT #MiCA ➡️ WITH A VERY HIGH DEGREE OF PROBABILITY, THE FORTHCOMING US STABELCOIN BILL WILL ALSO PROVIDE MAJOR DIFFICULTIES FOR TETHERshow more

BREAKING: America might be heading for a massive recession... under Trump. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's GDPNow model has just revised its forecast for U.S. GDP growth in the first quarter of 2025 to -2.8%. This would be far worse than any GDP contraction under Biden. The Trump Recession may be coming! Biden warned us that he was clueless on the economy.show more

❗️❗️🇺🇦 #BREAKING Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 📌 “Ukraine has clear ‘red... lines’ — first and foremost, these concern its territories and the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Under no circumstances will Ukraine legally recognize the occupation of its lands.” ➡️ “Any potential decisions on sensitive issues will be made only after consultations with society — through public discussion, a referendum, or legislative changes.” ➡️ “Security guarantees remain the key issue — without them, any compromise is impossible.” ➡️ “Under the current conditions of ongoing attacks and war, it is impossible to hold elections or referendums. Moscow will raise the issue of voting by Ukrainians currently in Russia in order to cast doubt on the legitimacy of elections in Ukraine.” 📌 “Russia has already set itself the task of doing everything possible to ensure that Ukrainians located on Russian territory, as well as in temporarily occupied territories, are able to vote. Why are they doing this? The objective is to ensure that the argument is raised that a large number of people live there and have voting rights, so that Russia can later claim it does not recognize these elections or any referendum.” See the latest updates with us: NSTRIKEshow more

BREAKING NEWS Inflation surged a WHOPPING 3% in January... - that’s the biggest leap in over 2 years. On a monthly basis, costs jumped 0.5% - the most since August 2023 - up from 0.4% in December. According to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, inflation exceeded the 2.9% expected by economists. Core inflation climbed 0.4%, a 10-month high, following a 0.2% bump the prior month. Under Trump prices of EVERYTHING have gone UP. Thanks for NOTHING MAGA and Trump! RT so EVERY American knows what a disaster the Trump Administration for our families.show more

POWELL JUST LAID OUT THE CURRENT STATE OF THE... U.S ECONOMY. Prices can still go higher, as tariffs may add up to 1% more inflation. At the same time, finding a job is getting harder, especially for new workers. AI is helping companies become more efficient, but it is also changing how jobs work. He also said the money printing done in the past did not cause inflation. His message is simple: the economy is changing, but pressure on prices and jobs is still there.show more

⚡BREAKING: Iran's IRGC Navy announces the destruction of a... long-range air FPS radar and a ship detection radar in Oman, in direct response to tonight's US attack on an agricultural water pumping station in Mahshahr, per Fars. The IRGC adds "the only way to open the Strait of Hormuz for the passage of ships is to end the interventions of the US" and that continued US interventions "will lead to even greater events in the global oil and gas sector."show more