Trade wars

Trump seems set on starting trade wars, I think some things are going to get expensive, and others not so much.It seem to me like a huge opportunity for us in the UK to start trading more with Canada and Mexico, Canada especially.

It looks likely that Mark Carney for BoE head will be the next Canadian PM and from what he's said he will call out Trump's bullying and try and get the rest of the world to join him. Interestng times ahead.

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  • Carney becoming PM, in Canada, would be a disaster. It's already pushing assisted suicide, without proper consultation, while he may push for Digital Currency. Playing hardball with such a popular US President would go down the Swanee.

    Never provoke an Outlier. They'll only become more Vengeful. Isolation is a Badge of Honour, these days.

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  • Carney becoming PM, in Canada, would be a disaster. It's already pushing assisted suicide, without proper consultation, while he may push for Digital Currency. Playing hardball with such a popular US President would go down the Swanee.

    Never provoke an Outlier. They'll only become more Vengeful. Isolation is a Badge of Honour, these days.

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  • I think the issues are much bigger than assisted suicide.

    Having a UK - Canada - Mexico tie up could be useful. BRICS is very successful as is the EU and the more pacs that form outside of the USAs influence will weaken them so Trump cannot throw his weight about as much.

    I wouldn't let a single, small issue like this derail an important thing like stopping a tyrant control so much of the prices in the world, especially when he is focussed only on the USA and treats other countries either with disdain or contempt.

    Digital currencies are pretty much a done deal worldwide already - it is only a matter of time before the old cash systems fade out. Governments have too much interest in seeing everything you do to let cash continue.