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Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by henrynwafor(m): 11:42pm On Aug 23, 2019
United States president, Donald Trump, says he has “hereby ordered” American companies to leave China after Beijing announced plans to slap new tariffs on US goods. The White House did not immediately say what authority the president had to compel private firms to quit a

country. The US president also vowed swift retaliation against Beijing after it unveiled plans for duties of 10% on $75bn (£61bn) of US

goods. The latest salvos in the trade war sent global financial markets tumbling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 620

points, or 2.4%, while London’s FTSE 100 and the German DAX also turned negative. In a blistering Twitter screed on Friday, Mr Trump

said: “Our great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China, including bringing… your companies HOME and making your products in the USA.” He also tweeted: “We don’t need China and, frankly, would be far… better off

without them. “Our country has lost, stupidly, Trillions of Dollars with China over many years. They have stolen our Intellectual Property at a rate of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year, & they want to continue. I won’t let that happen! China’s new tariffs will range between 5% and 10% and apply to more than 5,000 goods coming from the US. Agricultural goods, crude oil and small aircraft are among the targeted

items. On Friday, Mr Trump tweeted that he would be “responding to China’s Tariffs this afternoon”. “This is a GREAT opportunity for the United States,” he wrote. in US Beijing also said it will revive a 25% tariff on US

car imports that it lifted earlier in 2019 in a goodwill gesture as the two countries tried to negotiate a trade agreement. Carmakers warned that the tax would put US jobs at risk. “When these tariffs were initially imposed by China in 2017, American exports of finished vehicles

dropped by 50%,” said John Bozzella, who represents car manufacturers. “We can’t let that happen to American workers again.” On 1 August, President Trump unveiled a 10% tariff on $300bn of Chinese goods, blaming China for not following through on promises to buy more American agricultural products. That tariff was expected to be introduced on 1 September, but less than two weeks later Mr Trump delayed that date to 15 December, partly due to concerns it might hit Christmas shoppers. China said it planned to impose its new tariffs in two stages on 1 September and 15 December. Mr Trump also turned his fire on Friday against the head of the US central bank after he spoke out about the economic risks of a trade war with China. The president questioned whether Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell was a greater “enemy” than China’s leader Xi Jinping. At a symposium of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday Mr Powell warned that trade tensions were hitting the global economy. READ ALSO: OML 11: Why court ordered FG to renew Shell’s oil lease for 20 years He also said the Fed – the world’s most powerful central bank – didn’t have a “rulebook” to deal with the fallout. The White House moved to play down the new tariffs. President Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, told CNN that the Chinese duties were “well signalled,” adding: “This isn’t breaking news.” He said that talks between the two countries were on schedule and argued that the tariffs were not hurting Americans. “Consumers aren’t feeling the pain [of the trade war] and we are focused on making sure they [China] feel the pain not us.” He added that the economic slowdown was the fault of the US Federal Reserve, which has drawn criticism from Mr Trump for not making bigger cuts in interest rates. Mr Navarro said the central bank should lower the benchmark interest rate further to stimulate growth. US bond

markets have recently sent warning signals of an impending recession. However, equities are trading at near record highs and employment is at its highest level in almost 50 years. Mr Trump also said on Twitter on Friday that the economy was “strong and good”, while “the rest of

the world is not doing so well”. Stock markets in the US fell following news of China’s tariffs but then recovered, only to fall again in response to Mr Trump’s tweets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 2.4% at 25,629. The S&P 500 dropped 2.6% while the Nasdaq was

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Re: Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by Cletus77(m): 12:49am On Aug 24, 2019
I understand that most of the things Trump do is to make America great again...
but on a serious note...only him is attacking China, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, France, The Democrats, his party, immigrants, the federal reserve and many others!

This one Is not about braveness again..haba! Oga I no say your own no good but take a chill pill! cheesy
Re: Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by Nobody: 1:01am On Aug 24, 2019
Cletus77:
I understand that most of the things Trump do is to make America great again...
but on a serious note...only him is attacking China, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, France, The Democrats, his party, immigrants, the federal reserve and many others!

This one Is not about braveness again..haba! Oga I no say your own no good but take a chill pill! cheesy

2 thinz involved, he either leaves the white house making America truly great again, or effectively in chains.

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Re: Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by Nobody: 1:04am On Aug 24, 2019
Hope Trump is well prep for this rough play?

Only u against the world?. Make we dey watch the Hollywood sha. Las las maybe everybody go dey ok.

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Re: Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by Rosskiki: 1:24am On Aug 24, 2019
Cletus77:
I understand that most of the things Trump do is to make America great again...
but on a serious note...only him is attacking China, Mexico, Germany, Denmark, France, The Democrats, his party, immigrants, the federal reserve and many others!

This one Is not about braveness again..haba! Oga I no say your own no good but take a chill pill! cheesy

Trump was prophesied in the book of Daniel. He will cause real problems worldwide.
Re: Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by sunboy(m): 7:07am On Aug 24, 2019
Rosskiki:


Trump was prophesied in the book of Daniel. He will cause real problems worldwide.

They have come again o grin
Re: Trump ‘ordered’ US Companies To Quit China by mysticwarrior(m): 9:31am On Aug 24, 2019
Rosskiki:


Trump was prophesied in the book of Daniel. He will cause real problems worldwide.
abeg which chapter e dey for the book of Daniel?

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