Bond Market Crisis

[red viking]

18 hours ago, ionel said:

tariffs? 

I'm talking about the price hikes from the tariffs. Vast majority of it hasn't worked its way to the consumer yet. 

[ionel]

5 minutes ago, red viking said:

I'm talking about the price hikes from the tariffs. Vast majority of it hasn't worked its way to the consumer yet. 

But what are the tariffs in place right now that are causing issues?  

[red viking]

6 minutes ago, ionel said:

But what are the tariffs in place right now that are causing issues?  

They're still pretty high, and only temporary. The tariffs have been changing on a weekly basis. The added uncertainty re: the future is also creating problems. 

[ionel]

1 minute ago, red viking said:

They're still pretty high, and only temporary. The tariffs have been changing on a weekly basis. The added uncertainty re: the future is also creating problems. 

Can you list some specific examples that matter?

[red viking]

17 minutes ago, ionel said:

Can you list some specific examples that matter?

They all matter. China for example is our 2nd biggest trading partner so even a 30% tariff on almost all their goods is gonna be a big problem. You'll see...

[ionel]

1 minute ago, red viking said:

They all matter. China for example is our 2nd biggest trading partner so even a 30% tariff on almost all their goods is gonna be a big problem. You'll see...

So you don't know ... got it.  

[red viking]

30 minutes ago, ionel said:

So you don't know ... got it.  

Its a dumb question to ask for an example when there are thousands and you know it. Not wasting my time with that nonsense. 

[Caveira]

20 hours ago, red viking said:

Price hikes from the tariffs will hit soon. Starting to hit already but barely. Much more to come...

Quantify “much” please.  What do you mean.  

[red viking]

4 minutes ago, Caveira said:

Quantify “much” please.  What do you mean.  

It will hit the news hard within a few weeks. Exact amounts will vary by product 

[ionel]

1 hour ago, red viking said:

They all matter. China for example is our 2nd biggest trading partner so even a 30% tariff on almost all their goods is gonna be a big problem. You'll see...

Why would 30% bother China?  What was it under Biden?

[Caveira]

2 minutes ago, red viking said:

It will hit the news hard within a few weeks. Exact amounts will vary by product 

So you can’t “quantify” “much”.   How much are you shorting things.   What are you shorting ?

[red viking]

1 minute ago, Caveira said:

So you can’t “quantify” “much”.   How much are you shorting things.   What are you shorting ?

Nope. Can't give exact amounts yet. It's imminent though that it will cause significant issues. I'll trust the economists over idiot wingers from fix news. 

[Caveira]

Just now, red viking said:

Nope. Can't give exact amounts yet. It's imminent though that it will cause significant issues. I'll trust the economists over idiot wingers from fix news. 

Damn it’s imminent.    I didn’t know it was that close. What doing recommend I do with my $$ this weekend.  I want to retire soon 

[red viking]

26 minutes ago, Caveira said:

Damn it’s imminent.    I didn’t know it was that close. What doing recommend I do with my $$ this weekend.  I want to retire soon 

Its also impossible to give exact amounts because shipping costs are now impacted. There was limited shipping from China the past few weeks and lingering long term concerns so we now have a shipping bottleneck while traders take advantage of the lower tariffs, which aren't even that low anyway.  

[ionel]

5 minutes ago, red viking said:

Its also impossible to give exact amounts because shipping costs are now impacted. There was limited shipping from China the past few weeks and lingering long term concerns so we now have a shipping bottleneck while traders take advantage of the lower tariffs, which aren't even that low anyway.  

NBC NEWs

May 16, 2025, 10:07 AM MDT

By Shannon Pettypiece

Businesses have begun ramping up shipments to the United States from China after President Donald Trump paused some of his tariffs on imports from that country, creating a surge in demand that could lead to supply chain bottlenecks in the coming months.

Freight bookings out of China increased nearly 300% this week compared to the week earlier, soaring to the highest levels of the year, said Ben Tracy, vice president of strategic business development at Vizion, a company that produces container-tracking software. That came after Trump announced Monday that he was reducing the tariff on Chinese imports for 90 days while Washington and Beijing continue trade talks. 

[Caveira]

9 minutes ago, red viking said:

It’s also impossible to give exact amounts because shipping costs are now impacted. There was limited shipping from China the past few weeks and lingering long term concerns so we now have a shipping bottleneck while traders take advantage of the lower tariffs, which aren't even that low anyway.  

I guess I need better financial advice.  All my financial advisors are republican.  They don’t seem to have the same opinion. How or what do I do to mitigate this risk?

[ionel]

2 minutes ago, Caveira said:

I guess I need better financial advice.  All my financial advisors are republican.  They don’t seem to have the same opinion. How or what do I do to mitigate this risk?

Dump everything and buy the plunge.  RV will tell us when, just trust him.  

[Caveira]

6 minutes ago, ionel said:

Dump everything and buy the plunge.  RV will tell us when, just trust him.  

I don’t know.  I just don’t have the trust of what to do.  Need more advice from the v