Saturday, May 17, 2025

Trump: U.S. Will Set Tariff Rates in 2-3 Weeks, No Talks

President Trump said Friday the U.S. will unilaterally set tariff rates for many trading partners in the coming weeks, citing a lack of capacity to negotiate with so many countries simultaneously.

Posted by LampLighter at 01:30 PM | 15 COMMENTS | permalink

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Step 1. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country Step 2. When markets crash, pause those tariffs and say they're just leverage for deals Step 3. Promise deals Step 4. Fail to make deals Step 5. Announce arbitrary tariffs for each country ... and yes, I find it hard to keep my cool, sometimes.

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-- Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers.bsky.social) May 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM

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More from the article ...

... Between the lines: It was not clear from Trump's remarks who would still get a chance to negotiate and who would simply be told what to pay.

- - - Lutnick has already said the global baseline 10% tariff Trump imposed April 2 is here to stay, but there's a gap between that rate and the higher reciprocal tariffs on dozens of countries that Trump paused April 9.

- - - The U.S. has been in active negotiations with a few countries, mostly large Asian powers like Japan, South Korea, and India. ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-16 06:09 PM

... s, no ~90 deals in 90 days~ that the trump admin had promised?


Just a dictatorial-like, ~you will like what we do to you~ approach?


#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-16 06:11 PM

More Trump and dump for his ghouls

#3 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-05-16 06:38 PM

And then he'll cave. He's a ------- -----.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-17 11:33 AM

Time for another round of market manipulation.

Stocks go down. Stocks go up.

Rinse repeat.

Until no other country can depend on the stability of the American economy.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-05-17 11:35 AM

foreign policy, on the fly.
It's not a bug, but a feature.

#6 | Posted by e1g1 at 2025-05-17 01:56 PM

I'll let you know. Soon. Maybe pretty soon. Maybe not. Possibly a little later. But you'll know when we have concepts of a ... a ... .plan. Yesss, we have to plan. Most people don't know this, but plans are important. Person, woman, man, camera ... teebee! That's like Honest Abe. You're not stoopid like that bimbo Saylor Twift. You know what I mean. No man, no plan, no canal, Panama.
~ Old Orange Julius
Beeg Poosie of Ooh Ess Aye

#7 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-17 04:01 PM

The Art of the I don't know what I'm doing

#8 | Posted by Sycophant at 2025-05-17 06:59 PM

So no 90 deals in 90 days? Another obvious lie. Is that because nobody wants to deal with a lunatic who says one thing one day, and something 180 degrees the next? STABILITY, the markets and our trading partners crave it and Hair Furor is the most unstable POS to ever occupy the WH. It becomes increasingly obvious that this is more Trump and Dump every time he does it.

#9 | Posted by _Gunslinger_ at 2025-05-17 07:44 PM

President Trump said Friday the U.S. will unilaterally set tariff rates for many trading partners in the coming weeks, citing a lack of capacity to negotiate with so many countries simultaneously.

Duh

#10 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-05-18 12:50 PM

Trump failed in negotiations with himself ...

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2025-05-18 02:25 PM

China's tariff is now 10 percent... somewhat short of 145 percent.

Know what it was when he was Pres before... 8 percent.

#12 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-18 02:29 PM

FaT IdioT CaN ---- OfF

#13 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-19 01:18 AM

@#13

Hey, you commented on a Country Dick Montana (Beat Farmers) tune I posted recently.

Here's another...

Country Dick Montana - Little Balls of Yarn (1987)
www.youtube.com

Not surprisingly, I cannot find lyrics for this tune. Too obscure.


And, yes, R.I.P. Country Dick Montana.

A writer and performer of interesting songs.



#14 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-19 01:36 AM

San Diego legend.

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-19 05:46 AM

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