gnutrino

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[–] gnutrino 12 points 1 week ago

For a start my understanding is that China doesn't actually export much end product pharmaceuticals, it tends to export lots of the chemical precursors. So if companies moved their production to the US they would find that a large amount of the precursors they need now have 104% tariffs applied and they can't compete with production in countries with less insane trade policies regardless of what tariffs go on the end products...

[–] gnutrino 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

While that is true, I do think there is an opportunity for the EU to get a real economic and diplomatic boost by strengthen ties with the traditional western allies in the Pacific now that America is torching its bridges there. Whether or not it can manage to get all member states to agree quickly enough to actually take that opportunity is a different matter though...

[–] gnutrino 6 points 1 week ago

Euros or rmb as the new reserve currency? Place your bets now (literally if you like).

[–] gnutrino 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

The opposite over the hypotenuse

[–] gnutrino 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I may have done weed in the sun, in the rain, when it's snowing but I did not in hail

[–] gnutrino 47 points 1 week ago

I believe that would be MarketAxess (MKTX) which largely deals in bonds AFAIK. Given that bonds are the traditional safe haven asset when traders see the market shitting the bed, them doing well isn't necessarily the best sign for overall market health...

[–] gnutrino 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Well yes, it's a British bank headquartered in London that dates from the time Hong Kong was British...

[–] gnutrino 6 points 2 weeks ago

Depends whether their cow is in a ditch

[–] gnutrino 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

By that logic you don't think foreign currencies are real?

[–] gnutrino 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who gets to keep the nukes?

[–] gnutrino 9 points 2 weeks ago

It is technically correct though and I think we should all take to calling him that 'cause you just know it would piss him off

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