‘I have no money’: Thousands of Americans see their savings vanish

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Which of the named reasons is responsible for the bond selloff?  All of the above.  I'll bet liquidity is a big problem for the hedge funds that use a lot of leverage is the biggest driver and second the Chinese are quietly dumping enough to keep the pressure on without wholesale flooding the market.

In any case, whatever the reason, once they come up with a budget they're going to have a mighty hard time financing the ballooning deficit.  If the debt-GDP ratio surpasses 130%, default becomes a significant threat.  98% of countries default at that level.

Where will people go to try and protect their personal piles of moolah?  Gold?  Crypto?  The game is afoot!

https://apnews.com/article/treasurys-bond-market-yield-tariff-46b4818710f01b8cc93fd002081167b0

Freak sell-off of 'safe haven' US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading

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This certainly takes the sting out of the Chinese tariffs.  Is there anything else really important we get from China that can't be sourced elsewhere?

Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump's latest tariffs

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/12/tech/trump-electronics-china-tariffs/index.html

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True, true.  But whoever has to bring down the hammer on Crazy old Marge should get overtime pay.  They'd deserve it.  Who would want the job?  Ain't going to happen.

Best watched all the way through, I picked up on the AI shop talk.  It gave me a nice tickle.  Censorship presents a different faces when you are trying to make AI do what you want.  It is aggravating.  But I know why Trump has a beard here.

IOW, INSIDER TRADING on steroids, which is a felony and fits under HIGH CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS.  Of course, the SEC would have to investigate and prosecute, which ain't gonna happen.

Remember, you heard it here first! 

Well-timed options trades ahead of Trump's tariff pause draw questions

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/well-timed-options-trades-ahead-trumps-tariff-pause-draw-questions-2025-04-10/

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