Trump promises Americans a historic result – Liberation
« Not easy. » This is how Donald Trump described the period which is announced on his Truthocial social network, this Saturday, April 5, after having set up on Wednesday evening The most delusional customs barriers for a centuryleading to a Riposte Ferme de Beijin and a International financial centers.
Using and usually abusing capital letters, the president said: “China has been struck much harder than the United States. (…) We bring jobs and businesses like never before. (…) It is an economic revolution, and we will win. Hold on, it will not be easy, but the end result will be historic. ”
Friday, when the markets stung from the nose after Beijing had announced in the morning that he would now apply in the United States the exact replica of Customs prices announced by Trumpor 34 %, the tenant of the oval office, en route for his golf club in Florida, had already played the big arms on Truth Social: « China has played badly, they panicked – the only thing they can’t afford to do. »
At Wall Street, Friday, Dow Jones lost 5.5 %, the Nasdaq index melted by 5.82 %, a fall of 22 %since its record in December, and the enlarged S & P500 index dropped 5.97 %, its worst stock market session since the COVVID crisis in 2020. In two days, the American place has allowed more than $ 6,000 billion Boursière, according to the Dow Jones US Total Stock Market index. The sessions in Asia and Europe had also previously turned to the debacle. A sign that investors fear the impact on the global economy, oil prices fell by around 7 %.
Donald Trump was indifferent to these upheavals. “Know that I will never change politics. It’s a good time to become rich, richer than ever! ” Assured the American president on Friday evening, still in capital letters, on Truth Social. « »Large companies are not worried about customs duties, because they know that they are there for a long time ”, He added a little later.
As of this Saturday, April 5, most of the products entering the United States, whatever their origin, are imposed on a 10 %floor customs, which adds up to customs taxes that existed beforehand. The invoice will become even heavier on Wednesday April 9 for countries that export more to the United States than they are important to American products.
