LIST: Countries Caving to Trump’s Tariffs

[Swordsmyth]

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/us-import-prices-tumble-despite-china-tariffs

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs | ZeroHedge

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[Swordsmyth]

Tariffs are a less than half-assed approach for achieving that. Don't beat about the bush here, what you really want are trade bans.

China orders airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries amid trade war​

That'll hurt them more than us.

 

[acptulsa]

That'll hurt them more than us.

Somebody never heard of Airbus.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Somebody never heard of Airbus.

Somebody doesn't understand how costly replacing their entire fleet would be, or how much their current fleet needs replacement parts to keep running.

 

[acptulsa]

Somebody doesn't understand how costly replacing their entire fleet would be...

Somebody doesn't understand that China isn't replacing the entire fleet, because there's such a thing as "aftermarket parts".

 

[Swordsmyth]

Somebody doesn't understand that China isn't replacing the entire fleet, because there's such a thing as "aftermarket parts".

Yes, made in China, out of Chinesium.
Their air crash rate is going to skyrocket.

 

[acptulsa]

Yes, made in China, out of Chinesium.

Idiocy isn't cuteness.

 

[Voluntarist]

Somebody doesn't understand that China isn't replacing the entire fleet, because there's such a thing as "aftermarket parts".

My industry - spent the better part of four decades in it before retiring. Yes, there are aftermarket parts; plenty of parts depots to go to. But China also smartened up during the first Trump administration - COMAC has been stockpiling spare parts for the better part of a decade anticipating trade restrictions. They can also scuttle existing planes for spare parts if needed - though the primary plan is to simply sell existing planes on the used plane market, undercutting the price point for new planes from Boeing.

And on that pricing point - keep in mind that most of the aerospace industry utilizes global supply chains. Slightly over 25% of Boeing aircraft components and assemblies are manufactured outside the US, and those components and assemblies are going to be subject to tariffs upon entry to the US for final assembly. That's going to make Boeing Aircraft more expensive on the world market, even if other nations do not respond with retaliatory tariffs. And that's going to make used Boeing aircraft more attractive. In case you never saw it, here's a picture of the Dreamlifter aircraft Boeing uses to transport those larger assemblies:

China's biggest problem is going to be getting components for it's homegrown aircraft industry. The C919 (which competes against the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320) uses CFM International LEAP-1C engines and avionics from Honeywell International and Rockwell Collins. CFM is a joint US/France company though, and the tail end of the supply chain is in France, so COMAC can simply take future deliveries from France (I don't know how China will be dealing with assemblies containing parts that come from the US). And there are non-US alternatives for avionics, though some redesign will be needed (and I'm certain that Thales, Safran, Leonardo and Elbit will be more than happy to oblige - given that the C919 has about a 1,000 plane backlog).

 

[Swordsmyth]

Carney Capitulates: Canada Waives Retaliatory Tariffs On US-Made Cars And Trucks

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/carney-capitulates-canada-waives-retaliatory-tariffs-us-made-cars-and-trucks

Carney Capitulates: Canada Waives Retaliatory Tariffs On US-Made Cars And Trucks | ZeroHedge

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[Swordsmyth]

UK’s Labour PM Starmer Must Embrace Trump’s Free-Speech Agenda and Repeal Censorship Laws To Secure a Trade Deal: REPORT​

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/04/uks-labour-pm-starmer-must-embrace-trumps-free/

UK’s Labour PM Starmer Must Embrace Trump’s Free-Speech Agenda and Repeal Censorship Laws To Secure a Trade Deal: REPORT | The Gateway Pundit | by Paul Serran

As the UK navigates potential trade agreements, Labour leader Keir Starmer faces crucial decisions on free speech and censorship that could shape his party's future and international relations.

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[idiom]

Boeing and most 'American' car manufacturers will enter a death spiral that will be inescapable pretty soon.

Trump is annihilating fragile American manufacturing. He had to make an exception to avoid devastating Apple.

There is absolutely no plan.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Boeing and most 'American' car manufacturers will enter a death spiral that will be inescapable pretty soon.

Trump is annihilating fragile American manufacturing. He had to make an exception to avoid devastating Apple.

There is absolutely no plan.

LOL

 

[idiom]

LOL

I'm not the one struggling with having more than two options.

 

[Voluntarist]

Boeing and most 'American' car manufacturers will enter a death spiral that will be inescapable pretty soon.
There is absolutely no plan.

I can't attest to the auto industry, but for it's very much true for Boeing. Unless Boeing gets a tariff reprieve on the parts and assemblies it imports (amounting to 25% of each aircraft) it's going to have to raise prices considerably - which is going to make it non-competitive with Airbus (which is not facing any such tariffs, much less retaliatory tariffs in its markets). Over the next 20 years, China is projected to account for 20% of all new aircraft demand.

Like most "Just In Time" manufacturers, Boeing doesn't keep a huge supply of parts and assemblies lying around. They arrive when they;re needed (Just In Time). So they're going to be dealing with whatever spontaneous level of tariff the Orange Turd feels like imposing on any given day.

 

[Voluntarist]

US Import Prices Tumble Despite China Tariffs

I wonder why that is? Per USAToday (and others).

U.S. import prices unexpectedly fell in March, pulled down by decreasing costs for energy products, the latest indication that inflation was subsiding before President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs came into effect.

Comparing year over year: U.S. import prices increased by 0.9% from March 2024 to March 2025. This rise was driven by higher prices for nonfuel imports, which advanced 1.5% over the same period. However, fuel import prices decreased by 5.2%, reflecting lower costs for petroleum and natural gas

 

[nikcers]

I don't know if you're actually reading what you've said and my reply.

This argument is only about the exportation of domestic oil. I said that the petrodollar used Arabian oil.

Exporting our native oil and gas does nothing but raise prices for Americans. That's all I have to say.

As long as extremely large quantities of oil are tradeable for dollars on the market then the dollars are valuable.

Since oil is a commodity that every country needs. The source of the oil doesn't matter.

What matters is that people trade for dollars so they can buy oil.

This is primarily the reason why we were able to close the gold window.

This is why the dollar remains the world's reserve currency. The value of the money doesn't come from thin air.

Its a defacto oil standard.

Other countries hold on to large quantities of dollars because it's easier than storing millions of barrels of oil away in storage.

They then trade those dollars for oil when they need it or use it to fuel their own currency's value.

 

[idiom]

Good thing its physically impossible to buy or sell oil in something other than USD.

Trump is apparently pissed off at having reserve currency status.

 

[nikcers]

Good thing its physically impossible to buy or sell oil in something other than USD.

Trump is apparently pissed off at having reserve currency status.

Theoretically all that does is make oil cheaper especially as demand goes down. Until there is a more reliable alternative that will be the case. Trump has said any country that goes off the dollar will get tarrifs.

The USA will be around for another 250 years nobody wants to piss us off because you never want to be on our bad side, even 100 years from now.

 

[Swordsmyth]

China Is Desperate, Halts Boeing Parts to Retaliate Against 245% U.S. Tariffs, but It Backfires​

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVGiP_EYAPk

 

[Snowball]

As long as extremely large quantities of oil are tradeable for dollars on the market then the dollars are valuable.

Since oil is a commodity that every country needs. The source of the oil doesn't matter.

What matters is that people trade for dollars so they can buy oil.

This is primarily the reason why we were able to close the gold window.

This is why the dollar remains the world's reserve currency. The value of the money doesn't come from thin air.

Its a defacto oil standard.

Other countries hold on to large quantities of dollars because it's easier than storing millions of barrels of oil away in storage.

They then trade those dollars for oil when they need it or use it to fuel their own currency's value.

You are wrong in both fact and emphasis on various points, but I don't feel like bothering to address it.
I said what I wanted to say here. If you still believe exporting American energy is good for Americans writ large, I can't help you.

By the way, the reserve currency and oil exchange in USD is dropping. We're going into a new paradigm.
If you reply, I'm not, so don't bother.