China trade talks

Trump Says U.S. Tariffs Could be Applied to Chinese Goods Worth $500 Billion

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Says U.S. Tariffs Could be Applied to Chinese Goods Worth $500 Billion – Trump confirmed that the United States would begin collecting tariffs on $34 billion in Chinese goods at 12:01 a.m. Washington D.C. time (0401 GMT) on Friday and warned that subsequent rounds could see tariffs on more than $500 billion of goods, or roughly the total amount that the United States imported from China last year.

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China to shut its consulate in Houston within 72 hours

Investors Agree With Trump: Any Trade War

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – That’s the early view from financial markets as the tariff dust-up between China and the U.S. shows increasing signs of impacting stock prices. While broad measures of American equities have held up better than their Chinese counterparts, striation within the U.S. market shows investors anticipate steep losses in some stalwart names.

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China trade talks

Donald Trump Misguided Trade War

Gold Silver Reports (NBR) – Donald Trump Misguided Trade War — U.S. President Donald Trump may sincerely think he’s battling to win Americans a better deal on trade with China. In fact, he’s making a better deal harder to achieve — and threatening to inflict grave economic damage on the U.S. economy in the process.

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