Trump's Tariff Gamble: A Shelby Company Prediction

By Order of the President

Right then. Heard about this Yank Trump. Sounds like a right showman all talk and bluster. He's playing with tariffs like they're bloody cards in a high stakes poker game. Says he might not stick to his own deadline for these import taxes. 'We can do whatever we want,' he crows. Makes a man wonder if he's running a country or a betting shop. But remember even the devil was once an angel. There's always a method to the madness.

The 50 Percent Sting

He's got the EU sweating about a 50% tariff. Fifty percent! That's enough to make a grown man weep into his whiskey. But this isn't about crying; it's about seeing the angles. Trump's talking about extending shortening...changing the rules on a whim. Makes you think of Polly always shifting the accounts keeping everyone on their toes. Keeps the game interesting don't it? But you always need to know that everyone is a player even the people who think they are not involved. In life know the game and keep playing.

April's Fools Day All Over Again

This blighter signed an order in April slashed tariffs to 10% for three months and now it's all about to snap back unless he changes his tune. Sounds like a distraction doesn't it? Like when Arthur starts ranting to draw attention from something else entirely. Volatile markets global turmoil... that's the scent of opportunity for those who know how to sniff it out. As I have said before 'Whiskey's good proofing water. Tells you who's real and who isn't'.

Deals and Frameworks: A Load of Bollocks

Apparently he's only managed 'frameworks' with China and the UK. Frameworks! That's like building a house with bloody toothpicks. The man claims he's made deals with four or five countries but has another two hundred in his sights. He wants to send them letters tell them what they have to cough up to do business with America. Sounds a bit like how we used to collect protection money in Small Heath doesn't it? There will be blood always.

Fluid Deadlines and Shifting Sands

His own press secretary says these deadlines are 'fluid'. Fluid! It's all smoke and mirrors. And while they argue others make plans to take over. I know who I am and I will do what I have to do. That is what Trump needs to worry about. Because no one is gonna wait for long. Also I should be more worried about having enemies than friends.

The Judge's Hammer: Temporary Relief

A trade court even struck down these tariffs said Trump didn't have the right to impose them. But an appeals court has paused that ruling. So the game goes on. It's always a gamble innit? But a wise man once told me "Intelligence is a very valuable thing innit my friend? And usually it comes too late."