American Government Has Declared War on the Global Economy
Expect a deepening recession, cum depression, six months from now.
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Yup! He did it again. The (former) leader of the free world pulled the rug from under the capital markets of the entire world. This latest bout of chaos ensued by imposing much higher tariffs on the entire world (curiously with the exception of Russia) than almost all economists expected and predicted.
Wednesday afternoon, futures markets pointed to an opening 3.5% below Wednesday’s closing prices. The President waited till markets were closed at 4 P.M. to spring his tariff surprise on an unsuspecting crowd of investors, both institutional and individuals.
Calling Mario to the rescue.
As Thursday trading resumed at 9:30 A.M., the markets were in dire need of Mario the mighty plumber as all major markets were plunging 4% to 6% or more, throughout the world.
End of the Road
The Biden administration’s infusion of hundreds of billions of dollars to fix the nation’s crumbling roads and bridges had handed to us huge capital gains. Sensing the end of the road for this trade, we liquidated these stocks weeks ago and took prodigious gains.
Compare the prices we received from our sales to Thursday’s post- Liberation Day prices available to readers and investors who didn’t heed my warning and sell recommendations.
Prices we sold at:
Ticker Sale Price
MTW $10.86
TEX $43.27
CAT $339.07
NUE $135.95
URI $656.73
Thursday’s tariff sell-off
Note that losses since our sale of these stocks range from 10% to more than 25%.
Taking those large profits have filled our coffers with cash that is now available to deploy at sale prices, courtesy of the trade war that nobody had asked for. Accidentally high dividend yields are being handed to us on a tariff-greased platter; thanks Mr. President.
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Conclusion
Event-driven trades like this can be the silver lining that investors can use to improve their monthly income. While it may be unpleasant for investors to witness their IRA and 401K retirement savings melt down before their eyes, if they will just fix their eyes on the greater opportunities on offer today, they can turn that frown upside down simply by getting 10% yielding dividend income today on stocks that formerly paid just 5% a short while ago.
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Thank you Anton. I always try to tell it like it is. Then readers can decide for themselves, based on facts, what is their best course of action.
Direct, bold, and sobering. You distill complex concerns into a clear, urgent message—thanks for not pulling punches.