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- "Did they not hear him continually say he would impose tariffs on day one?" I've read that a major bank advised there was a <20% chance of those tariffs actu
by perihelions 2y ago
- "Did they not hear him continually say he would impose tariffs on day one?"
I've read that a major bank advised there was a <20% chance of those tariffs actually happening. Polymarket was at 30% a couple days ago.
They assumed he was bluffing.
https://polymarket.com/event/will-trump-impose-large-tariffs-in-first-6-months https://polymarket.com/event/will-trump-impose-large-tariffs... ("Will Trump impose large tariffs in his first 6 months?")
- ipython 2y agoIt’s still only at 2/3?
- inverted_flag 2y agoThe tariffs take effect Tuesday, so there’s still a possibility that Trump backs off.
- voisin 2y agoWith Trump’s first presidency I had read many times that people took him figuratively when they should have taken him literally. Not sure what the excuse is today, since he clearly said he was going to do the things he is doing now. Again taking him figuratively rather than literally?