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Pblakeney

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Almost everyone including The EMF thinks Trump is a chump. 😉
Almost everyone.
 

CXRAndy

Guru
Are you aware that the IMF have an abysmal track record of predictions.

Going by previous heads, Christine Lagarde, who spent $400 million got a conviction for it.

Take their assessment with a pinch of salt
 

icowden

Squire
Are you aware that the IMF have an abysmal track record of predictions.
Going by previous heads, Christine Lagarde, who spent $400 million got a conviction for it.
Didn't happen. She was convicted over an arbitration matter in France which occurred in 2007, 4 years before she became head of the IMF.

Take their assessment with a pinch of salt
Whereas with yours we need the whole bottle.
 

CXRAndy

Guru
Didn't happen. She was convicted over an arbitration matter in France which occurred in 2007, 4 years before she became head of the IMF.


Whereas with yours we need the whole bottle.

I'm not predicting,

I'm an armchair expert, just like the rest of you.

One big difference, I know 😀
 

Pross

Member
China should increase the prices of anything they export to the US that has been exempt from the tariffs. It's basically an acknowledgement that the US can't live without those products.

It's probably also worth looking to see which of Trump's friends has a large number of shares in First Solar.
 

icowden

Squire
I'm not predicting,
No - just posting poorly researched nonsense. A French court convicted her but did not punish as the evidence was very weak and arguably her actions were a byproduct of politics rather than criminality. The conviction had nothing to do with predictions or the IMF.

I can give a prediction though. I predict that within the next 7 days you will post something that you have not researched and which proves not to be true. Oddly, you and I don't always disagree on politics. It baffles me as to why you just keep posting nonsense though.

IMF projections for Global Growth have been within 1 of actual growth. Individual countries often criticise the IMF for being too gloomy or too optimistic depending on the dictator in charge. The biggest source of error for the IMF is OECD forecasts that they rely on.
 

CXRAndy

Guru
She was convicted, but she chose not to appeal, seen as no punishment was brought against her. She went onto the ECB in 2019, which has had losses in 2023, 2024 🤔
 

First Aspect

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China should increase the prices of anything they export to the US that has been exempt from the tariffs. It's basically an acknowledgement that the US can't live without those products.

It's probably also worth looking to see which of Trump's friends has a large number of shares in First Solar.

I don't think we are all that far from an export ban from China to the US on some goods.
 
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Psamathe

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I don't think we are all that far from an export ban from China to the US on some goods.
Critical minerals would cause US significant problems (incl. no more processing raw critical minerals mined in US then shipped to China for processing). I've no idea what sort of stockpiles US has but China is in no rush where Trump is.

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Critical minerals would cause US significant problems (incl. no more processing raw critical minerals mined in US then shipped to China for processing). I've no idea what sort of stockpiles US has but China is in no rush where Trump is.

Ian

There was a post on LinkedIn about am unexpected side effect of the critical mineral issue on medical imaging. Apparently pretty much all medical grade gadolinium comes from China. The author estimated that about 40% of MRI scans performed in the US would not be possible if China decides to stop the export of gadolinium.
 

CXRAndy

Guru
That's the entire point. And the funniest thing is that Chuckles just doesn't get it.

The downside is that it can feel a bit like kicking a puppy, sometimes.

Well that would seem to be the level of gratification the lefties are at these days, not able to beat much else. 😁
 
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