Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional US tariffs of 100% on China from next month, accusing Beijing of “very hostile” moves to restrict exports of rare earths needed for American industry.
Wall Street fell sharply after the US president reignited public tensions with the Chinese government, and raised the prospect of another acrimonious trade war between the world’s two largest economies.
Late on Friday, the president threatened to ratchet them back up by imposing a 100% tariff on goods from China “over and above” any existing tariffs. This would happen on 1 November “or sooner”, he said, hinting that the move could be accelerated should Chinese officials opt to retaliate.
The US will also introduce export controls on “any and all critical software”, he added.
I half expect this to be another pump-and-dump scheme - he tells the insiders he’s going to make this announcement so they can trade on the tariff threat before everyone else, then tells the insiders he’s going to walk it back so they can trade on the relief before everyone else. All the insiders can make money both on the downswing and the upswing while the rest of us suffer.
The real pump and dump is when I panic buy treats from Ali express every time new tariffs are announced. It’s all according to Jack Ma’s plan…