American Economics Thread

[lube]

How true is this?

It's a given the trade embargo is going to ripple through the economy.
But will interstate trade come screeching to a halt unless people accept doubled freight costs to cover empty return trips?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1917222447675543654

 

[Glanble666]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1917561229326880917

The import factor contributed enormously to this result in Q1, but I would still keep an eye on consumption in Q2.

It is a false propaganda by the media that demonizes imports.
imports have an equal amount recorded as a plus in inventory investment, so the impact on GDP is completely zero.
This is a long-standing bad habit of the media to justify protectionism.

In other words, the actual equation is as follows:
They perform a completely meaningless calculation by adding and then subtracting imports.
This is to deceive the public into opposing imports.

GDP = Consumption + Government Spending + Private Investment + Inventory Investment (+ Imports) - Imports

 

[horse]

UPS is cutting 20,000 jobs. It’s not what you think​

April 29, 2025

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[Wrought]

Hmm, it seems the death of de minimis may have been grossly exaggerated.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1917597214941040665

 

[Tam]

Recently I heard all the sneaker firms, Nike, New Balance, Brooks, Adidas, Puma, Reeboks, etc,. banded together into a group asking Trump for a tariff exemption for all kicks.

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