Trump is in talks with Russia to end the war

[UltraBudgie]

It's pretty obvious that Putin needs something to compromise on in negotiations, so he's taking a hard-line stance with the "no peacekeepers in western Ukraine", because he's going to cave on that, because he's not going to cave on much anything else -- such as the eastern oblasts, NATO membership, Kursk (no longer an issue), or Crimea. How much he wiggles on regime change demands or a buffer zone extending into eastern Odessa remains to be seen, but I'm guessing "not much". It's obvious that the West needs someone to protect their assets during the upcoming chaos of whatever-the-hell is going to happen to what's left of western Ukraine, and Putin understands that and would of course much rather snipe from the sidelines. So take it with a grain of salt.

[sahgwa]

There better be no peacekeeping in Ukraine at this stage because hearing Starmer talk it's just code for keep the war going with foreign troops. Stop pushing for war you idiots.

[Oldcarpy2]

There better be no peacekeeping in Ukraine at this stage because hearing Starmer talk it's just code for keep the war going with foreign troops. Stop pushing for war you idiots.

No, it really is not.

Where do you get that from?

[putnam6]

Here is why America is so bullish on Trump

44% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, the last time it hit 44% or higher was January 2004.

Considering that was in the halcyon days of American unity early after 9/11, this bodes well for Trump. It seems the rest of the world can get pissy all they want, for 44% of the normally over-reactionary, skeptical, paranoid, neurotic, self-absorbed, anti-social Americans to agree on such a broad term in a supposedly divided country is a huge positive for Trump's 2nd term. 

[Oldcarpy2]

Here is why America is so bullish on Trump

44% of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction, the last time it hit 44% or higher was January 2004.

Considering that was in the halcyon days of American unity early after 9/11, this bodes well for Trump. It seems the rest of the world can get pissy all they want, for 44% of the normally over-reactionary, skeptical, paranoid, neurotic, self-absorbed, anti-social Americans to agree on such a broad term in a supposedly divided country is a huge positive for Trump's 2nd term. 



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Maybe, but the stock market seems to be rather less than bullish:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/marke...pagne.html

"Figures from UK investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown have illustrated the sharp change in sentiment as the ‘Trump bump’ turns into the ‘Trump slump’.

The report showed investors’ confidence in North America has slid by 17 per cent this month while increasing dramatically in Europe – by 48 per cent – and in the UK – by 16 per cent."

Gold is on a high, too.

[putnam6]

Maybe, but the stock market seems to be rather less than bullish:

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/marke...pagne.html

"Figures from UK investment platform Hargreaves Lansdown have illustrated the sharp change in sentiment as the ‘Trump bump’ turns into the ‘Trump slump’.

The report showed investors’ confidence in North America has slid by 17 per cent this month while increasing dramatically in Europe – by 48 per cent – and in the UK – by 16 per cent."

Gold is on a high, too.

LOL is that all you have is the stock market...and let me guess you are hoping Wall Street crashes ....

Generally, don't sweat the short-term; the long-term stage is being set for a meteoric rise.

And yes, for our small business, after the last 4-5 years, we are still enjoying a slow, steady rise if we can maintain these numbers until June. Our industry is usually sensitive to the stock market, but so far it’s the best quarter in a long time and the best first quarter in over a decade, which is incredibly encouraging.  For a business that lost 400 accounts during COVID lockdowns our only saving grace is we have fewer competitors than before, so it's a smaller pie but we get a larger slice 

Here are a couple of quotes that seem to make sense,

do I know for sure? no, I do not

but again we will see, we are in uncharted waters and using methods not exactly used on this level

https://x.com/Patriotmom717/status/1899484565481087136

 $7 Trillion US Debt is the reason Why Trump Wants Stocks market to Crash hard. His playbook : Crash Stocks, Pump Bond market and Force Rate Cuts. Let me explain - The US government has to refinance $7 trillion of debt in the next 6 months. There is no way TRUMP wants to refinance it at current 10-yr yields so this is why he wants stock market tocrash pump the bond prices. As bond prices will go up, yields will come down and the US government will be able to refinance their debt at cheap rate. Not only that, lower bond yields will also push the fed to do rate cuts which is bullish for risk-on assets. Don’t panic over the short term and look at the longer picture. Bull market is not over, mega pump is still coming.

 
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Cas Abbé

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Mar 13
Trump is clearly telling his plans. He doesn't care about the stock market or the crypto market. All he cares about is that interest rates to go down which will definitely cause some short-term pain. This reminds me of Q4 2021 when Powell was calling for higher rates and nobody listened. And guess what happened? The FED started hiking interest rates and the markets crashed. This time, you need to understand Trump's plan.

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[Oldcarpy2]

"LOL is that all you have is the stock market...and let me guess you are hoping Wall Street crashes ...."

No. Why would I hope for that?

Your economy is tanking, Musk is sacking loads of folk, crippling key public services, you are accusing your longstanding allies of ripping you off, destabilizing NATO, cutting your military and appeasing Putin.

You want to invade Canada and Greenland.

Started ruinous trade Wars.

But it's all good, so good?

'This time, you need to understand Trump's plan."

I don't think he has one.

A Tik Tok video? From some random young lady?!!!!

[putnam6]

"LOL is that all you have is the stock market...and let me guess you are hoping Wall Street crashes ...."

No. Why would I hope for that?

Your economy is tanking, Musk is sacking loads of folk, crippling key public services, you are accusing your longstanding allies of ripping you off, destabilizing NATO, cutting your military and appeasing Putin.

You want to invade Canada and Greenland.

Started ruinous trade Wars.

But it's all good, so good?

'This time, you need to understand Trump's plan."

I don't think he has one.

A Tik Tok video? From some random young lady?!!!!

You are emotionally all over the place frantically whinging about Musk, Trade wars, and invading Canada and Greenland, and Im supposed to listening to this unbalanced sexist viewpoint instead of the common woman cooly and calmly explaining her very salient points of view



Is that what this is are Brits so submerged and downtrodden that they believe the common man or woman can't understand the intricacies of economics the stock market etc. Where exactly is she wrong?

[FlyersFan]

Maybe, but the stock market seems to be rather less than bullish:

It's just a one week correction. 
They happen from time to time.
It's already coming back up.
Came up more than 600+ points Friday.
It's an opportunity market right now.

And No ... the 'economy isn't tanking' (your words).
A tanking economy would be more than just a one week 10% DOW correction.
The DOW would have to be more than 20% down and more than just one week.
And all the other economic indicators like inflation etc would have to be massively effected.
They aren't.

I don't think you've taken any economic courses, certainly not any that 
deal with the American economy.  You might not want to armchair it from
across the ocean like that.  You missed.

Sorry Carpy .. I like you and all .. but you are way off.

[Oldcarpy2]

I have an "A" level in economics and in my 1st year at University I studied Law and Economics before switching to straight Law.

International economics, not just UK.

Also studied international law, including treaties.

Trade Wars always have ended badly.

Fortune says:

https://fortune.com/2025/03/15/stagflati...e-layoffs/

"Additional data points could raise alarms about stagflation, a combination of slower growth or contraction plus higher inflation.

The survey found that just 12% of owners think now is a good time to expand, a 5-point decline from January and the largest monthly decrease since April 2020—when the economy was still reeling from the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic."