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Just pick on Wal*Mart and Amazon and you'll have all the Trumpsters crying, "Uncle!"
The worlds second largest economy warned again on Thursday, hours before Trumps announcement, that it was ready to take all necessary measures to resolutely defend its legitimate rights and interests.
Beijing has not specified what products would be hit, but a state-run newspaper has dropped some major hints.
There's a laundry list of potential targets China might go after. More at the jump. . .
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/03/china-may-target-trump-voting-states-trade-war/
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dameatball
(7,380 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,278 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)still have family and friends in the Mid West,well,we have been hearing about Corn and Bean Contracts not being renewed and there seems to be zero future Sales to China or Mexico or Canada,which keeps those Trump Farmers in new Overalls and Pick up Trucks.
TheBlackAdder
(28,075 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Titan Financial,as well as John Deere Credit hold a ton of Paper. Most of the Farm Equipment at Auction opens at a reserve held by these two . If it happens to go over the Reserve,okay,other wise in goes to a Dealer for disposal.
What appears to be the next big shoe to drop is,the Private and small Co-op Elevators folding up or just plain filing for Bankruptcy.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)This would put GM into bankruptcy again.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)And avoids damaging the US economy as a whole. China depends upon a robust US economy.