Trump announces trade concessions from EU officials on soybeans, energy, tariffs

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Good night yall. al this winning has me exhausted.  but but Russia   waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

He may be surpassing Reagan as the Best President ever. 

 

 

 

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/25/trump-announces-trade-concessions-from-eu-officials-on-soybeans-energy-tariffs.html

Edited July 25, 2018 by Nature Boy Flair

[Steeleballz 7,550]

18 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Good night yall. al this winning has me exhausted.  but but Russia   waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

 

He may be surpassing Reagan as the Best President ever. 

 

 

  They are working towards a "zero tariff deal". That's actually great for both sides. Working our way back to where we started.

 

  Trump said yesterday "tariffs are the greatest". Today they are working towards zero tariffs. I can see why some people think he has multiple personality disorder.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Dow surges more than 150 points in sudden move after Trump reportedly gets concessions from EU to avoid a trade war

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/25/us-stock-index-futures-bumper-earnings-in-focus.html

[TBoneTX 45,288]

This is what I suggested in another thread not long ago:  tariffs shouldn't be viewed as permanent or set in concrete; they're an eye-opener to other countries as to what THEY might be doing that can be adjusted more equitably.  Remember that the President is proficient in making deals.

[Neonred 3,562]

Looks like the EU blinked.

 

Winning again.

 

And so many were losing their mind over this.

Edited July 27, 2018 by Neonred

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

2 minutes ago, Neonred said:

Looks like the EU blinked.

 

Winning again.

 

And so many were losing their mind over this.

Slight edit to your statement...

 

Many lost their minds already.  Trump is simply exposing them.  

[Neonred 3,562]

The EU has been screwing us, just a little, for a while because we allowed it.  That's going to end.

 

Can't blame them.  I suppose if China or OPEC would allow us to screw them a little we would too.

[RLA 323]

16 minutes ago, Neonred said:

Looks like the EU blinked.

Or rather Trump blinked?  Let's look at the facts: 

• Trump's withdrawing his threat of 20% tariff on European cars …
  … while European tariffs on American cars remain in place. 
• Europe's promising …
  … nothing, really.  
  Well, they say they'll import more soy and LNG.  Which is not really a promise but more a forecast based on current economic developments (China tariffing US soy, European countries expanding their LNG terminal capacities).  
• Trump and Juncker also agreed to free-trade negotiations.  Which sounds a lot like TTIP, something that Trump was very much opposed to back in 2016. 

Juncker came to Washington to avert new tariffs.  He got what he wanted while not giving away anything, not making any concessions.  

 

Anyway, if they prevented a new trade war escalation then that's a win-win.  Doesn't really matter who "blinked".  Except for some people's ego, maybe. 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

2 hours ago, Neonred said:

The EU has been screwing us, just a little, for a while because we allowed it.  That's going to end.

 

Can't blame them.  I suppose if China or OPEC would allow us to screw them a little we would too.

He said if he was elected he would renegotiate the awful deals past administrations had allowed to happen.

 

He has kept his promises and delivered. Drives the MDL nuts.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

3 hours ago, RLA said:

Or rather Trump blinked?  Let's look at the facts: 

• Trump's withdrawing his threat of 20% tariff on European cars …
  … while European tariffs on American cars remain in place. 
• Europe's promising …
  … nothing, really.  
  Well, they say they'll import more soy and LNG.  Which is not really a promise but more a forecast based on current economic developments (China tariffing US soy, European countries expanding their LNG terminal capacities).  
• Trump and Juncker also agreed to free-trade negotiations.  Which sounds a lot like TTIP, something that Trump was very much opposed to back in 2016. 

Juncker came to Washington to avert new tariffs.  He got what he wanted while not giving away anything, not making any concessions.  

 

Anyway, if they prevented a new trade war escalation then that's a win-win.  Doesn't really matter who "blinked".  Except for some people's ego, maybe. 

 

  That's the thing really. This was the deal they would have been working towards anyway, except Trudeau got on the wrong side of Trump's ego at the G7 and it all came crashing down. It's not so much about winning, it's about Trump making sure everyone know it's him doing the winning.

[TBoneTX 45,288]

Honestly, does technique matter all that much when results are being achieved?

 

I truly wonder whether the President intentionally "acts" the way he does precisely so that everyone with whom he interacts is kept off-balanced and startled, thus giving our side the advantage.  It won't work all the time, but it sure isn't a pure negative.