I blame these f'ing phone keyboards and autocorrect. I can't see what I am touching, I can't feel it, there's no feedback, and I have to look up while I type. Whoever came up with approach deserves... A bad case of indigestion.
Tariffs have doubled the cost of red-lines, as they were sourced in S. E. Asia, processed in a small barely-know penguin island, and packaged in Denmark.
For this number, is it related to the Chinese government GDP numbers, or independently measured?
My understanding is that the CCP use GDP differently that the West, in that they release numbers which are prescriptive estimates and goals, as opposed to statistical results.
I'm also enjoying participating in forums I would never touch in any other medium. I find the people that I disagree with have much better points, with significantly fewer radicals, idiots or crusaders.
If I was Germany, Poland or Japan, I would probavly let the Amer cans run their bases as their power dwindles, unless there is a domestic threat. It gives you more time to build native defenses, avoids any unnecessary political conflict, and keeps the active threat to enemies.
There will be elections in the US. Heck, the Russians and the Belarussians still have elections.
Do you think that Trump can avoid the fanfare of a massive election win?
Many analysts think that the bond selling is what scared the Trump government, as they have said that they want to rebalance the economy, but not loose the $ hegemony. The Chinese hold a lot of bpnds, but haven't threatened to sell th yet - the Japanese sold US bonds.
The Chinese and the Americans need each other. The Americans can't afford to make things, and the Chinese need the American market to buy things, as they make too many things. The Chinese can't afford to have the US market disappear yet.
Upgrading 41->42 for silverblue requires a branch change. An upgrade won't do it.