" Coming on top of other tariffs announced since his return to the White House, the result is that, in the space of ten weeks, he has erected a wall of protection around the American economy akin to that of the late 1800s (see chart)," writes The Economist.
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/03/trump-takes-americas-trade-policies-back-to-the-19th-century
But in the 1800s, the USA had sound money and national Fed, low governmetn, state, personal and business debt.
To reboot the USA, Trump needs to go back to sound money.
In the 19th century, the US also pursued peaceful foreign policy.
It put criminal business men and oligarchs like Gates, Soros and Bourla in prison
Those were the days when law and order, justice, freedom and wealth went hand in hand.
It is vital to give farmers, businesses and consumers suffering record debt levels, interest payments cash for free to keep them liquid if they lose key revenue suddenly and cannot pay their bills or offset the increased cost of tariffs to gain market share like Ford now offering rebates on its car and for investments.
It is welcome news that Trump does plan bailouts for farmers to stop them going illiquid and bankrupt at a time of huge change for them as they have to find new markets.
From media
The Trump administration is already considering bailing out farmers caught in the middle of the White House’s escalating trade war that’s now encompassing the rest of the world.
The administration is weighing a new batch of emergency aid to farmers as trading partners push back against U.S. tariffs with their own measures, The New York Times has reported. The last time Trump was in office, his administration spent $23 billion in subsidy payments to farmers to protect them from his trade war then with China, which purchased far fewer American agricultural products.
Such payments, as they did then, would now shield a vital voting base for Republicans.
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins noted last week that the administration may offer emergency aid to farmers, saying that Trump had requested that she have “some programs in place that would potentially mitigate any economic catastrophes that could happen” amid a trade war.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-bailout-farmers-tariffs-b2726416.html
The best way to keep the US liquid this without adding to national debt is to print free money at the Treasury similar to the UK s Bradbury Pound.
The fruits of the tariffs are already showing as car manufacturers in Germany and the UK are poised to lose market share to their American competitors if they do not move production there.
JCB is also set to produce more in the US to avoid tariffs
Not every company has the money to invest of JCB now set to double the size of its new factory in Texas to produce more in the USA
From media
JCB will now double the size of the new factory to 1m square feet. The new $500m plant is due to start production next year and employ up to 1,500 people.
JCB chairman Lord Bamford said: “JCB has been in business for 80 years this year and we are well accustomed to change.
“The United States is the largest market for construction equipment in the world and President Trump has galvanised us into evaluating how we can make even more products in the USA, which has been an important market for JCB since we sold our first machine there in 1964.”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-eu-cars-ftse-100-markets-latest-news/
If the oligarchs like Lutchnik, Gates, and Musk stand in the way of sound money and also covid jab cures and transparency, he needs to remove them.
Their money will not win him elections as the Wisnconsin vote shows.
He needs to be seen to serve the interests of the voters.
Unlike in the 19th century, the voters in 2025 are fully awakened to the private banking cartel, the covid jab crimes, the media censorship, the Epstein blackmail ring.
They want to see results, actions that benefit them, as the Wisconsin vote showed and quickly.
Here come the price hikes...
European automakers are hiking prices and shifting production to the U.S. in response to Trump’s auto tariffs. Volkswagen will add import fees to vehicle prices, while Volvo and Mercedes-Benz are considering expanding U.S. manufacturing to avoid the 25% duties, according to Bloomberg.
German brands like BMW, Porsche, and Mercedes are especially exposed, but strong U.S. demand—particularly for SUVs—keeps the market attractive despite the rising costs.
Trump’s tariffs, which took effect Thursday, mark a “fundamental turning point in trade policy,” said Hildegard Müller, head of Germany’s auto lobby VDA. She warned the move would create “only losers,” including U.S. consumers facing “rising inflation and a reduced choice of products.”
The Bloomberg article says that Volkswagen notified U.S. dealers it will add import fees and temporarily pause shipments from Mexico and Europe, according to Automotive News. A spokesperson confirmed the memo but declined to elaborate.
The tariffs have already shaken the industry—buyers are rushing to make purchases, and shares of German automakers dropped sharply Thursday. Mercedes and Volkswagen fell over 3%, while BMW slipped as much as 4.3%.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/vw-among-several-european-automakers-set-raise-prices-response-tariffs
Der Zoll-Hammer von US-Präsident Donald Trump hat jetzt schon Auswirkungen in den Häfen! Der VW-Konzern hat Transporte in die USA vorerst gestoppt.
Wie US-Medien berichten, hat der deutsche Autokonzern seine Händler in den USA informiert, dass vorübergehend die Bahntransporte von Fahrzeugen aus Mexiko gestoppt werden. Und Autos, die per Schiff aus Europa ankommen, sollen im Hafen bleiben!
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Hintergrund: Jährlich verschifft VW 2,8 Millionen Neuwagen, setzt dabei neben Linienschiffen auf elf riesige gecharterte Autofrachter. Sie fahren nur für VW – und können bis zu 4800 Fahrzeuge befördern.
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Volkswagen geht mit dieser Taktik einen komplett anderen Weg als der US-Hersteller Ford. Ford setzt auf Rabatte und soll diese noch am Donnerstag ankündigen, während die VW-Autos deutlich teurer werden dürften. Einen Großteil ihrer Autos für den amerikanischen Markt importiert VW nach Amerika. Das sieht bei Ford anders aus, 80 Prozent des Angebots werden von Ford in den USA produziert.
Um den Zöllen komplett zu entgehen, müsste VW mehr in den USA produzieren, kurzfristig könnten Produktionslinien ergänzt werden. Ab heute Morgen gelten die Zölle von 25 Prozent auf alle Auto-Importe. Ab dem 3. Mai sollen auch Autoteile darunter fallen.
https://www.bild.de/geld/wirtschaft/lieferstopp-und-importgebuehr-die-vw-antwort-auf-die-trump-zoelle-67ee3f8a5d8d663adca95988
https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/autobauer-audi-prueft-optionen-um-das-zolldesaster-in-amerika-zu-umgehen/100117895.html
Die USA sind der bedeutendste Auslandsmarkt für die deutsche Autoindustrie. Laut VDA wurden 2024 fast 450.000 Fahrzeuge aus deutscher Produktion in die USA exportiert. Fast jeder vierte Porsche fand in den USA einen Käufer, bei BMW und Mercedes lag der Anteil bei gut 16 Prozent. Audi verkaufte 12 Prozent und die Marke VW 8 Prozent ihrer Fahrzeuge in den USA.
Obwohl Volkswagen, BMW und Mercedes-Benz auch in den USA produzieren, decken sie damit nur einen Teil der dortigen Verkäufe ab. BMW importiert über die Hälfte der in den USA verkauften Autos aus dem Ausland, die Marke VW fast zwei Drittel, vor allem aus Mexiko. Porsche und Audi bedienen den US-Markt sogar vollständig mit Importwagen. Die Zölle von Donald Trump treffen die deutschen Autobauer also heftig. (dpa)
http://www.kreiszeitung.de/wirtschaft/donald-trump-zoelle-deutsche-autohersteller-reaktion-vw-mercedes-bmw-porsche-ferrari-zr-93665316.html
Einige Waren sind von den Massnahmen ausgenommen, darunter Pharmazeutika, Kupfer, Halbleiter, Holzprodukte, Gold, Energie und «bestimmte Mineralien, die in den USA nicht verfügbar sind», heisst es in einer Veröffentlichung des US-Präsidialamtes. Ob die Ausnahme für Arzneimittel dauerhaft gilt, ist keineswegs sicher.
https://www.cash.ch/news/top-news/pharmaindustrie-bangt-trotz-ausnahme-von-us-zollen-weiter-811649
Pharmaceutical companies breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that they would not be subject to reciprocal tariffs — but that reprieve could prove fleeting as the White House moves ahead with plans for the sector.
The Trump administration is considering launching a so-called 232 investigation into pharmaceuticals, among other industries, which could lead to import duties under the Trade Expansion Act.
“The pharmaceutical companies are going to come roaring back, they are coming roaring back, they are all coming back to our country because if they don’t they got a big tax to pay. And if they do, I’ll be very happy,” Trump said during his “Liberation Day” tariff announcement.
In a national emergency declaration accompanying the tariff plan, the White House cited the “particularly acute” need to reinforce domestic manufacturing across sectors such as pharmaceuticals, autos and shipbuilding.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/pharma-tariff-relief-likely-short-lived-as-sector-specific-duties-on-the-horizon.html
