The Fog of Tariffs

The fog of tariffs

It was an all-caps kind of evening for the President. “RECIPROCAL TARIFFS TAKE EFFECT AT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT!” Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social last night, minutes before the clock struck 12am. “BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, LARGELY FROM COUNTRIES THAT HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE UNITED STATES FOR MANY YEARS, LAUGHING ALL THE WAY, WILL START FLOWING INTO THE USA. THE ONLY THING THAT CAN STOP AMERICA’S GREATNESS WOULD BE A RADICAL LEFT COURT THAT WANTS TO …

Bitcoin Flat After Trump Rolls out Reciprocal Tariffs

Just minutes before midnight on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump ushered in his updated tariff policy, gleefully proclaiming, “IT’S MIDNIGHT!!! BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN TARIFFS ARE NOW FLOWING INTO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!” Bitcoin Shows Little Reaction to Trump’s New Trade Tariffs Call it t...

The Trump Tariffs Era Has Started, So Who’s Footing the Bill?

Image source: YouTube At 12:01 a.m. Eastern on Aug 7, the newest schedule of Trump tariffs took legal effect and applied to goods from more than sixty trading partners. The executive order sets “reciprocal” rates that mirror foreign levies, lifting some U.S. duties up to 41% while leaving a 10% floor for countries not named. With the change, importers handling everything from European steel to Brazilian beef now file higher duty payments at U.S.…

Week 32 Wrap: Trump tariffs are finally here. Again. But will they even make a sound?

Well, Trump’s Liberation Day-era tariffs are finally here, after being delayed and paused again and again. And in response, the ASX200…traded flat, retaining its position above 8,800pts for most of Friday intraday trades.  I’ve been saying all year tariff fatigue will shape markets in 2HCY26, and well, here we are. I’m going to need to come up with some other prediction to gloat about.  As for whether Wall Street is going to care about this thro…