Consumer prices DOWN!
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2...in-march-defying-predictions-of-tarriflation/
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2...in-march-defying-predictions-of-tarriflation/
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SOMEBODY purchased 509 SPY Zero-Day Call options one hour before Trump's announcement of complete capitulation.
A SPY Call is essentially a bet that the Standards and Poor 500 index (aka SPY) will rise significantly.
a "Zero Day" call is a very specific bet that that an option will do so before the end of the trading day.
Like I said, yesterday someone with a spare $100,000 in cash lying around bought 509 individual SPY call options that expired at the end of the day. Had Trump NOT made the announcement and the market did not rise, the entire $100,000 wager would have been lost.
One HOUR after Trump's announcement, he/she/they sold all of these options for a profit of $21,000,000 dollars.
21 million dollars for two hour's work (an hour to purchase, an hour to sell).
This is textbook insider trading.
Only in America!
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And I don't care what you think.
Although what occurs between your ears can be described as thinking only out of courtesy and not by any scientific method.
Well what I KNOW is your party of communist perverts is being extinguished, one commie at a time until there is no D party left! TRUTH
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BREAKING: Democratic senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego reveal a disturbing theory about Donald Trump's temporary tariff pause — and demand that the Office of Government Ethics open an immediate investigation.
Where there's smoke there's fire and this is bad...
"We write to request an urgent inquiry into whether President Trump, his family, or other members of the administration engaged in insider trading or other illegal financial transactions, informed by advanced knowledge of non-public information regarding his changes to tariff policy, yesterday or at any time during this administration," Schiff and Gallego wrote in a letter addressed to White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles and Jamieson Greer, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
The senators are understandably concerned about the profound conflict interest that would have been at play if White House officials knew in advance about the 90-day tariff pause and used that knowledge to enrich themselves.
Since the tariffs were choking the global economy and pushing America towards a recession — and still are, just to a lesser degree — any foreknowledge of the pause would have been profoundly useful for investing. The moment Trump made the announcement, the stock market spiked. Theoretically, billions could have been made.
"President Trump's decision to ease most tariffs predictably caused the financial markets to skyrocket after crashing and undergoing wild fluctuations since the President's April 2, 2025, Executive Order announcing global tariffs," the senators continued.
"Since his inauguration, President Trump has repeatedly invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose substantial new tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world," they wrote.
"Unlike various other trade authorities vested in the executive, tariffs levied under IEEPA are not subject to investigation or affirmative determination from Executive Branch Agencies," they continued.
They went on to state that the "market reactions were immediate and swift" to Trump's initial implementation of the tariffs, with the S&P 500 losing "$5.83 trillion in market value."
"This represents the steepest four days of losses since the index was created," they observed.
When he announced the 90-day pause, they go on, he caused "stocks to soar," resulting in the market's largest gain since 2008. By selling at the peak and buying at the bottom of the dip, Trump cronies may have greatly expanded their wealth.
"This sequence of events raises grave legal and ethics concerns. The President, his family, and his advisors are uniquely positioned to be privy to and take advantage of non-public information to inform their investment decisions," the senators wrote.
"For instance, stock in Elon Musk’s company, Tesla, increased 18 percent immediately following the President's announcement to pause most tariffs, which Mr. Musk had publicly opposed," they continued, noting that Schiff had previously requested documentation on Musk's compliance or lack thereof with conflict of interests, ethics, and reporting requirements. He was ignored.
Schiff and Gallego went on to ask the Office of Government Ethics to investigate any suspicious financial transactions, stock trades, and incriminating communications involving White House or Executive Branch employees as well as Trump's family members.
Given the flagrantly criminal nature of this administration, it's safe to presume that Trump will refuse to cooperate.
Even so, this is a crucial step towards uncovering the truth and it helps inform the American public about what's really going on behind the scenes of this administration.
Where there's smoke there's fire and this is bad...
"We write to request an urgent inquiry into whether President Trump, his family, or other members of the administration engaged in insider trading or other illegal financial transactions, informed by advanced knowledge of non-public information regarding his changes to tariff policy, yesterday or at any time during this administration," Schiff and Gallego wrote in a letter addressed to White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles and Jamieson Greer, Acting Director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.
The senators are understandably concerned about the profound conflict interest that would have been at play if White House officials knew in advance about the 90-day tariff pause and used that knowledge to enrich themselves.
Since the tariffs were choking the global economy and pushing America towards a recession — and still are, just to a lesser degree — any foreknowledge of the pause would have been profoundly useful for investing. The moment Trump made the announcement, the stock market spiked. Theoretically, billions could have been made.
"President Trump's decision to ease most tariffs predictably caused the financial markets to skyrocket after crashing and undergoing wild fluctuations since the President's April 2, 2025, Executive Order announcing global tariffs," the senators continued.
"Since his inauguration, President Trump has repeatedly invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to unilaterally impose substantial new tariffs on imports from nearly every country in the world," they wrote.
"Unlike various other trade authorities vested in the executive, tariffs levied under IEEPA are not subject to investigation or affirmative determination from Executive Branch Agencies," they continued.
They went on to state that the "market reactions were immediate and swift" to Trump's initial implementation of the tariffs, with the S&P 500 losing "$5.83 trillion in market value."
"This represents the steepest four days of losses since the index was created," they observed.
When he announced the 90-day pause, they go on, he caused "stocks to soar," resulting in the market's largest gain since 2008. By selling at the peak and buying at the bottom of the dip, Trump cronies may have greatly expanded their wealth.
"This sequence of events raises grave legal and ethics concerns. The President, his family, and his advisors are uniquely positioned to be privy to and take advantage of non-public information to inform their investment decisions," the senators wrote.
"For instance, stock in Elon Musk’s company, Tesla, increased 18 percent immediately following the President's announcement to pause most tariffs, which Mr. Musk had publicly opposed," they continued, noting that Schiff had previously requested documentation on Musk's compliance or lack thereof with conflict of interests, ethics, and reporting requirements. He was ignored.
Schiff and Gallego went on to ask the Office of Government Ethics to investigate any suspicious financial transactions, stock trades, and incriminating communications involving White House or Executive Branch employees as well as Trump's family members.
Given the flagrantly criminal nature of this administration, it's safe to presume that Trump will refuse to cooperate.
Even so, this is a crucial step towards uncovering the truth and it helps inform the American public about what's really going on behind the scenes of this administration.
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu outbreaks.
https://apnews.com/article/egg-prices-bird-flu-cpi-b0ded420e9f7c0a707277c9c63396a76
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This will play out over the weeks and months, but in the end, all will be well when this great economic reset is complete.
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There is no such thing as a "great economic reset".
Once the recession is complete, you will claim victory.
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Bro Trump better learn checkers before attempting chess. Perhaps Chutes and Ladders.
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Here in Houston, egg prices are all over the map. Last week a dozen eggs was $5.89, this week they're back down to the new-normal price of $3.99 for a dozen.
The "Eggsland's Best" brand cage-free eggs, which were particularly hit hard by the H5N1 virus, have been at $8.99 a dozen for months now (they used to run around $5.99 a dozen).
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What will play out over the next weeks and months is Trump fucking up your's and the world's economies, and you will defend each and every fuck up. Even when each defence flies in the face of your previous defence. Today being a defence of it dropping, while yesterday's defence on why the markets (minor recovery)was Trump's 4 d chess play....
Speaking of criminals . . .
I'm thinking insider trading. I'm guessing Orange Julius Caesar has some friends and relatives that he told to sell before he made his disastrous tariff announcement and then to buy just before he changed his mind on the tariffs.
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Derp.
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You forgot the 'Hail Victory!' at the end of your screed.
Also, you still haven't answered my question: Why is a monarchical authoritarian system better than a communist one?
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