Respectfully, there is little evidence of the things in your post. Quite the opposite. If it were happening, why the erratic tariffs strategy?
We are seeing reciprical tariffs and corporation strategy changes.
Here’s some of my research and what I’ve seen from the MSM and X. I do not study not understand economics as well as many here.
Regarding the tit-for-tat tariffs, I am reading between the lines here. I believe there is more to the story:
“The U.S. tariffs, particularly the 145% rate on China, strategically weaken Beijing’s economic capacity to support Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine, positioning the U.S. to pressure China into reducing aid or negotiating trade concessions. By exempting Russia from new tariffs, the U.S. maintains diplomatic leverage to push Moscow toward ceasefire talks in Ukraine, exploiting Russia’s reliance on a tariff-strained China. For Ukraine, the tariffs indirectly bolster U.S. influence by signaling robust economic pressure on its adversaries, encouraging Kyiv to align with U.S.-led diplomatic efforts while relying on continued American aid to counter any global trade disruptions.”
How the tariffs are working out so far. Those that do not comply will be negotiated with, we’ll see how it goes. I don’t understand tariff strategy at all, but to me the erratic behavior may be another way of negotiating. I believe the US holds the upper hand and anyone that aligns with China against the US (lol) will not do too well.
- **Colombia**: Reached an agreement in January 2025 to address U.S. national security concerns, avoiding retaliatory tariffs.
- **Mexico**: Conceded on steel trade and fentanyl trafficking policies in response to 25% tariffs on non-USMCA-compliant goods.
- **Canada**: Agreed to concessions on drug trafficking and border security, ensuring most exports met USMCA requirements to avoid 25% tariffs.
- **Brazil**: Opened agricultural markets to U.S. goods and chose not to retaliate after U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.
- **South Korea**: Renegotiated the KORUS trade agreement, reducing tariffs and granting U.S. market access to avoid a 25% tariff.
- **Japan**: Entered new bilateral trade agreements, partially conceding to U.S. demands to mitigate a 24% tariff.
- **India**: Began negotiating a comprehensive trade agreement with tariff cuts to address U.S. tariff pressure.
- **United Arab Emirates**: Redirected $1.4 trillion in investments to align with U.S. economic interests under tariff threats.
- **Vietnam**: Eliminated certain tariffs and pursued a bilateral trade agreement to counter a 46% U.S. tariff.
- **Panama**: Made unspecified concessions, likely on trade or security, in response to U.S. tariff pressure.
- **Venezuela**: Reduced oil exports to targeted countries following a U.S. 25% tariff on goods from nations buying Venezuelan oil.
- **Switzerland**: Secured a 10% tariff rate during ongoing trade negotiations with the U.S.
- **Poland**: Committed to trade concessions, supporting EU-led talks to reduce a 20% U.S. tariff.
- **Saudi Arabia**: Pledged a multi-billion-dollar energy partnership with the U.S. to secure favorable trade terms.
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I don’t think anyone planning the tariffs thought that there wouldn’t be any negative results. In fact I think they anticipated an extreme response.
We’ll see how long the retaliatory tariffs and price hikes / reduction in shipping affects us. The pain is needed for a reset, could be a lot or a little but anything is better now than the abuse endured before.
Once again I don’t study the issue or have any extensive education on the topic beyond college micro / macro (long ago) but am still fascinated by it.
My prediction is the $5k stimulus check everyone mentioned earlier will probably be issued at peak pain along with reduction or possible elimination of income tax for certain brackets.
