Talking about trade.....

[errolanderson]

Quick 30 day extension without tariffs for Mexico and Canada. It’s all about our border apparently.

Possibly, the sharp overnight drop in the STOCK MARKET and CRYPTOS placed more urgency in this quick extension decision.

[shtferbrains]

Sure hope Trump doesn't decide yoyoing the markets and currency's is entertaining.

There are problems with that.

[blackpowder]

Don't let your guard down, this resembles domestic violence. After alot of threats of getting a beating and it doesn't happen.... the honeymoon is back on! Until the next tirade, and the next and the next.... until someone gets hurt.

Absolutely dysfunctional!

We're supposed to be grateful now!
Until the next deadline...
"Control"

Most of the time our nation's relationship would seem like a marriage. And your domestic violence analogy isn't wrong.
I believe he grew up in a rather dysfunctional home.
But for the next 4 years it's only business. And his style is more like an aggressive divorce lawyer.
There will always be another challenge to the file. 15 years and I still get demands for more money. Denial makes it worse. Let's all suck it up.

"Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game." " My leverage came from confirming an impression they were already predisposed to believe."
DT

And hey, he got more out of our dysfunctional PM in two days than ever before in JTs life.

[farmaholic]

[url]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Art_of_the_Deal[/url]

Take afew moments to read this. I don't believe Trump would have the mental capacity to write his own autobiography. If he wrote like he spoke, it would be a disjointed word salad of rants and raves veering off into unrelated subject tangents.

He is absolutely UNPREDICTABLE. Buckle up!
Captain Chaos is in control.

[errolanderson]

JUST-IN . . . . China imposes 10% tariff on U.S. oil and ag machinery. China hits U.S. with 15% tariff on LNG and coal. This situation is fluid . . . .

Oil under selling pressure . . . . Key support on WTI seen approaching $67.50 per barrel. Long-term support technically approaching $6450 per barrel on prolonged pullback. Alberta oil dropping. This is a watch . . . .

errolanderson.substack.com

[newguy]

For every action there will be a reaction.Leaders need to be able to know what the multiple reaction will be before any action.Trump does not ever care about the reaction .He still has trouble with checkers and the world economy is a game of chess.

[rumrocks]

For every action there will be a reaction.Leaders need to be able to know what the multiple reaction will be before any action.Trump does not ever care about the reaction .He still has trouble with checkers and the world economy is a game of chess.

I will admit some of Trumps pieces are checkers on the chess board, but he does own most of the board.

[Jay-mo]

All those "its not about the border" posts aged well!! lol
Good thing Mexico got a deal done first, gave Trudeau no choice but to kiss the ring and agree to a deal as well or look even more like the lame duck he is.

[shtferbrains]

Trudeau also committed to a joint task force looking into organized crime and money laundering?
That could get very interesting.
Trump must have had that on the table because Trudeau would never have suggested letting them into the files at this point in his political career.

Maybe he does know how to play chess?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Trudeau also committed to a joint task force looking into organized crime and money laundering?
That could get very interesting.
Trump must have had that on the table because Trudeau would never have suggested letting them into the files at this point in his political career.

Maybe he does know how to play chess?

From what we know so far, all indications are that looking into organized crime, especially the Chinese variety will lead to directly to the liberal party.
How do they manage to deflect this one?