22 December 2024

Howe Street Reporter Title

Tag: trade war

  • China to Trump: “You owe us $1 trillion you rude Nazi!”

    China to Trump: “You owe us $1 trillion you rude Nazi!”

    Cadet Bone Spurs (President Trump) has an obsession with nicknames (“Crooked Hilary” “Sleepy Joe” “Crazy Bernie”) so he’s probably aware that Chinese pundits refer to him as “唐纳德” – a double entendre – meaning both “Donald” and “Rude Nazi”. Other popular nicknames for Trump translate as “Rogue Villain” “Dishonest Greedy Merchant” and “Senile Politician.” Unearthing…

  • China: Markets, Media & Mayhem

    China: Markets, Media & Mayhem

    Markets: Chinese stock markets were choppy this week as trade tensions between the U.S and China dulled appetite for Chinese equities. On Friday, the Shanghai composite closed flat, the Shenzhen composite fell 0.48% and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gained 0.4% in late afternoon trading. After the U.S. added Huawei to a trade blacklist, shares…