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baby_budda

They aren't a nothing event. We still pay 51% on Chinese goods up from 34. Most tarriffs were on the 0 to 10% range. Now they are much more. Countries facing much higher announced tariffs (many over 20%) include: China: 30–34% Vietnam: 46% Cambodia: 49% Lesotho: 50% Laos: 48% Myanmar (Burma): 44% Bangladesh: 37% India: 26% Indonesia: 32% Japan: 24% South Korea: 25% European Union: 20% Switzerland: 31% Israel: 17% Iraq: 39% Libya: 31% Kazakhstan: 27% Thailand: 36% Sri Lanka: 44% South Africa: 30% Botswana: 37% Bosnia and Herzegovina: 35% Philippines: 17% Malaysia: 24% Pakistan: 29% Taiwan: 32% Jordan: 20% Norway: 15% Australia, UK, Canada, Mexico: 10% baseline, with some exceptions.

Left-Associate3911

Well the UK has gone the other way. They’re so addicted to welfare they can’t cut it. Everything starts with ‘free’ and no one wants to pay for anything believing…yup you guessed it…free. While the US is stuck paying back an unsustainable national debt the UK is stuck too paying for unlimited welfare and free Govt. services.

Readonly00

Many European stocks though are not really that tied into what's happening in America. I'm watching Rheinmetall for example and that gets hit by things like proposed changes in German tax rules; yesterday NatWest bank in the UK dropped because people thought the chancellor might get the boot, and so on. But the US stocks with secondary listings in Europe reflect what's happening in America.. how do they react when America is off line?

Massive_Addition8000

Well those 3 are top trading matters which is the only thing that matters, the other 100 countries mean nothing. China, India, Japan, UK, EU, Canada, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan are the important countries that matter

Massive_Addition8000

What? The deals have been all over the news. Rest come out next week **Vietnam** Imposed a 20% tariff on Vietnamese exports (down from an earlier threatened 46%), plus a 40% tariff specifically on transshipped goods originating from China [https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/?utm\_source=chatgpt.com](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) **China** exports from China: 145 % to 30 % and for Chinese exports to the U.S.: 125 % to 10 % + some rare earth and tech sanctions [https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/?utm\_source=chatgpt.com](https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-a-historic-trade-win-for-the-united-states/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) **UK:** 10 % tariff baseline and removal of tariffs on aircraft parts and ethanol fuels and beef [https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/implementing-the-general-terms-of-the-united-states-of-america-united-kingdom-economic-prosperity-deal/](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/implementing-the-general-terms-of-the-united-states-of-america-united-kingdom-economic-prosperity-deal/) \+ today's new Bessent mentioning 10% baseline for 100 countries [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-treasury-chief-sees-100-190335448.html](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-treasury-chief-sees-100-190335448.html) Of course these are not the best deals out there but now clarity on the tariffs which are no where close to liberation day

Massive_Addition8000

Pause deadline ends July 9th, India, UK, Vietnam, China have deals already but with decently high tariffs still in place. According to Bessent, more than 100 countries will have 10% tariff minimum

auto-spin-casino

Bce? It's fucking Japan, UK and China in that exact order ya fkn dickhead .

ElectricalSystem1761

As a UK investor GAW. It has always held strong in my portfolio.

Ultimus_Omegus

1) While everyone can trade (its actually easier than most people make it out to be) most people lose because they cannot be disciplined. I have friends that have traded and they have lost. Even when I would tell them to exit as this price they would hold something that was a profit then turn into a loss. Or they started overleveraging. A person could come from little educational background and be a successful trader long as they can follow rules 2) Psychology books.. I haven’t read any related to trading but a few I like are: Derren Brown, Tricks of the Mind. Derren is a popular magician in UK. I used to watch his DVD’s of his show from the early 2000’s. He incorporated a lot of psychology in his acts. Stanley Milgram, The Individual in a Social World: Essays and Experiments (Longman Higher Education, 1977) This contains the reports on Milgram's famous 'Obedience' experiment which has become synonymous with his name. (For those of you still unfamiliar with him, this is the supposed electrocution experiment we set up in The Heist.) Aside from this landmark of social psychology, there are plenty of fascinating ideas and experiments contained in Milgram's work. It's an excellent read and very accessible in tone. There's even a chapter about Candid Camera. Lauren Slater, Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century (Bloomsbury, 2004) It took me a while to like this book: Slater's florid style does not sit easily with the academic nature of her subject. To begin with I found it self-indulgent, speculative and silly, but after a while it really won me over. In particular, her chapter on addiction is surprisingly moving. The book reads like a fiction writer's take on the more notorious experiments of the last hundred years or so, and in that sense brings them all 'to life'. Once you are happy to read the book in this light, it's quite compulsive and lovely reading. Bonus one on memory: Harry Lorayne, How to Develop a Super Power Memory (Frederick Fell, 1996) This is a classic work which has been reprinted many times since the very quaint 1940s edition that I have at home. Lorayne is a very successful magician and memory expert.

dvdmovie1

Other peers (Autostore in Norway, Ocado in the UK - which has a partnership with Kroger and operates their robot sheds in the US; an example from 2021: https://techcrunch.com/2021/04/14/kroger-launches-its-first-ocado-powered-shed-a-massive-robot-filled-fulfillment-center-in-ohio/) have been largely terrible to the point where it would seem like a lot of SYM's stock price success is due to a low float that's heavily shorted.

Reno_valetore

I kinda like some of you here. No, not you in particular. So gonna share a good play in my opinion. Greggs plc.(GRG) They had 13% drop yesterday cause it's been a tad too hot in UK for few days and people weren't buying so many sausage rolls. Yeah, like warm weather will stay here...

ClubsEnemy

That’s interesting, I don’t pay too much attention to the Euro markets. I’m convinced the UK FTSE 100 is a steady decline of aging industry. I’m actually an advocate for China despite shady valuations and politics as I think their growth, particular in tech is undeniable. I think the All World is a hedged way to invest in China indirectly.

No_Nose2819

The only time I got to hold a stock certificate was when Russia invaded Ukraine and the mining company stock was frozen out the UK stock market and the broker sent the share certificate to my house because it was illegal for him to hold onto them anymore. They are basically unsellable now but I have a cool story and not a £1000 anymore.

Billsolson

We are getting price increases across the board. Every vendor, country of origin irrelevant. UK, EU , Brazil, Japan, US All came through in the last quarter. One of vendors has been in business almost 100 years. He has worked there for 40. “Never seen anything like it , almost a complete stand still” But somehow, everything is fine. Idk

WerewolfMany7976

I'm in the UK but my portfolio is 100% US... I'm enjoying enormous gains having bought in mid-April

cz03se

You’re in the UK, maybe give the American propaganda a rest

KittyLover-7

I was thinking this aswell, UK got 10% because the trade deficit wasn’t as large But others are getting 20% etc and those who didn’t negotiate will get like 30%+ as “punishment”

rbraalih

UK has We were never really that into them anyway day

elpresidentedeljunta

Look, it took the Tories 16 years or so to completely wreck the UK finances. The Don just doesn´t have that kind of time left.

elpresidentedeljunta

Deep insight from someone, who doesn´t even know the UK isn´t in the EU anymore...

Bumskelper

The head of the UK treasury started crying in parliament yesterday if anyone is wondering how the UK is doing

scootboobit

*Japan holds the most, China the second most, and UK similar to China. Japan really does have all the cards (or a disproportionate amount of them 😂).

AnotherDegenerateFK

Red, white, and blue says we never separated from the UK and nor did Australia 

Scandals86

The stimulus spending definitely contributed to the inflation but most economists agree the supply shocks were the primary cause. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57010 https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/03/30/covid-spending-trump-biden/ And where are you getting the food prices in Europe are better than US? If you mean right now you can blame Trump for that not Biden. Food inflation spiked globally. In 2022–2023, grocery prices in Europe (especially the UK and Germany) often rose faster than in the U.S. Example: Germany’s food prices increased 20.7% year-over-year in early 2023 — higher than the U.S. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-inflation-edges-up-april-food-prices-soar-2023-04-28/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/business/europe-food-inflation.html And not sure what you mean by Biden being one of the most economically illiterate presidents. His record looks ok IMO. Can you share specifics? For recovering from a global pandemic I’d say his numbers are pretty damn solid coming to the end of his term especially seeing how other countries have done post pandemic. See his numbers below and please let me know if I missed something. Biden’s Economic Record: GDP growth hit 5.7% in 2021, the strongest since 1984. Unemployment dropped from 6.3% in Jan 2021 to 3.6% in mid-2024. U.S. has outpaced most other G7 countries in post-pandemic economic recovery. https://www.bea.gov/news/2022/gross-domestic-product-fourth-quarter-and-year-2021 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/UNRATE https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/05/09/americas-booming-economy-leaves-other-rich-countries-in-the-dust

skilliard7

What makes you think the deal is worse than Pre Trump? We managed to hike tariffs on UK without them retaliating, and we managed to set 30% tariffs on China while they only set 10%. It's a huge win.

the_gouged_eye

If you are in a ship that is beam to the sea (parallel to the waves), then it doesn't really matter what the person at the helm is thinking. Side-on to a storm, fate tempted, the cruel mistress takes the helm. Skill and rudder become irrelevant as the waves pummel the ship broadside. The ship rolls, the swell pounds, and capsizing becomes a possibility, all because the vessel is oriented to defy the forces upon which it sits. I suppose the land version is something like marching into Moscow to get them to embargo/tarrif the UK, and the soldiers are mostly dead, and have dysentery, and are starving, and winter is coming, but they write that Napoleon the genius will think of something, while the city burns down around them. Except he abandons them to their cannibalism on the way back to report his victory (and ask for another army to chase after the Tsar in St Pete) on the way to visit his mistress, which is hard to do from a ship.

maybeelon

Cost dollar averaging might be a good idea, I can't find much in todays market. A few UK REITs and Renewable Energy funds have my eye as a value investor but that's about it. I like Energy Fuels Canada too.

dubbawubalublubwub

not even the UK cares about that UK deal

AtomSmasher-69

I genuinely feel that 🥭will liberate us on the 4th. He may cancel the trade deal with the UK or something. Not bearish long term but see a retraction coming

HAL-_-9001

You said it's not permitted in Europe? There are clear signs this is evolving rapidly. UK are being aggressive in launching autonomous taxis early next year. Netherlands & Norway are testing it. While France are looking to allow autonomous vehicles this year. Autonomous vehicles will be ubiquitous.

AntisocialTomcat

It's not a perception, lol, it's the message being broadcasted by the emitter. I can't speak for other countries, but it has been heard loud and clear in France, Italy and UK at least (I'm pretty sure Canada too, but I don't have ties there). The average people there feel insulted and betrayed, repairing ties will probably take more than a generation and sometimes I wonder if isolation wasn't the point.

Safe_Manner_1879

The problem for Trump, is that China and EU are economic titans compare to UK and Vietnam.

KittyLover-7

It’s obvious no country is getting a 0 for 0 tariff deal, negotiators will be lucky to get 10 to 15% if the “trade deficit” with them isn’t as bad like the UK Letters going out will probably be 25%+, how are people buying this stinky shit

HCHS67

Only 88 more trade deals to go in the next 7 days, which includes the UK deal: 10% tariff on the first 100,000 Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Bentley and Land Rover cars.

KillerBurger69

Brother you live in the UK and spend your time caring to much about American politics and Trump. You have NO opinion because you don’t live in the US nor does your opinion matter because you get it from US propaganda. Again no idea how you are upvoted because a British person opinion on American city shouldn’t matter…. https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/outdoor-tourism-businesses-could-take-a-financial-hit-as-international-travelers-avoid-nevada > “Right now, this feels like a pretty modest slowdown,” Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill said in an interview Monday. “It is driven somewhat by Canada, but it's largely a domestic issue around consumer confidence and consumer sentiment.” Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA)

franco182

Well UK gov tried to pull Levers for years and after 10 years of rightwing austerity shit th UK performs worse of any developed country

ReclusiveReviews

Jeeeeeez I’m in UK and a vocal anti-Trump poster so I’m not going anywhere near the place. Is this getting much news coverage in Canada? I still think this is all Putin, I read a book called ‘the road to unfreedom’ and there was enough solid evidence in there to leave me in no doubt Trump is a puppet. He’s also following the Oligarchy playbook. How the CIA have been made so ineffective at doing anything to prevent it, must have been years of planning. Sorry went off on a tangent

Aware-Impact-1981

3! You forgot about the UK deal, which was worse than the deal we had pre Trump, and the China deal, which is also worse than the deal we had pre Trump. But it's ok, those are balanced out by this Vietnam deal... which is also worse than why we had pre Trump

minetf

Vietnam already has a free trade agreement with the UK and Israel, agreements with ASEAN and several EU countries.

FarrisAT

Effective tariff rates as of July 2025 are ~13% according to Yale Budget Lab calculations. This would be after substitution toward Mexico and Canada due to USMCA. That’s a bit over 10% increase in effective rates since 2024 over the MFN rate. Assuming Vietnam & UK deal is similar to other countries (middle ground) then we would expect the effective tariff rate come 2026 to be around 20%. That would be painful but not debilitating for companies. However, with a 14% dollar depreciation, the import prices should be up ~30% come 2026.

Dry-Interaction-1246

Is this a deal or another non-binding memo to talk in the future, like the "UK" deal.

Bullish69Trend

> The U.S. and Vietnam have agreed on a tariff deal, allowing American goods to enter Vietnam duty-free, as announced by President Trump on July 2, 2025. In exchange, the U.S. will impose a reduced 20% tariff on Vietnamese goods, down from a previously threatened 46%. Additionally, a 40% tariff will apply to goods transshipped through Vietnam to the U.S., targeting countries like China. This marks Trump's second trade pact using reciprocal tariffs, following a similar deal with the UK, and a truce with China over separate trade issues. 😴😴😴

Hot-Television-2829

I would argue you are looking at the import tariff rates the wrong way. A higher import tariff percentage is definitely not a win for the US, especially for the normal people. Low import tariffs for the UK or any other country is most definitely not "surrendering".

zooka19

Gonna take advantage on the eToro cashback system. Trading212 is offering 1.5% cashback on purchases, until Thursday, and then it goes back to 0.5%. This cashback can go into any stock/etf, split etc, in your taxable account. eToro is doing 4% cashback, until January 31st 2026. However, you have to pick ONE UK stock. I went with Rolls Royce, although I was thinking if I should change it, there's Lloyds, Tesco, Shell, etc. Both cashback systems only use your taxable account. I'll probably just use this money in the end as fun/holiday money as it builds. Not sure if I should change the stock, Trading212 is more flexible as you can pick etfs, splits etc. eToro makes sure you only pick ONE stock.

zooka19

Gonna take advantage on the eToro cashback system. Trading212 is offering 1.5% cashback on purchases, until Thursday, and then it goes back to 0.5%. This cashback can go into any stock/etf, split etc, in your taxable account. eToro is doing 4% cashback, until January 31st 2026. However, you have to pick ONE UK stock. I went with Rolls Royce, although I was thinking if I should change it, there's Lloyds, Tesco, Shell, etc. Both cashback systems only use your taxable account. I'll probably just use this money in the end as fun/holiday money as it builds. Not sure if I should change the stock, Trading212 is more flexible as you can pick etfs, splits etc. eToro makes sure you only pick ONE stock.

IWasBornAGamblinMan

They unveiled some thing in the UK where those Europoors can use it to invest in US stocks now. It’s not only Americans pumping it now—the British are cumming.

Bumskelper

UK stocks getting utterly thrashed

TheBeachWhale

> PEACE NATURALS® medical cannabis products also recently launched in Australia and Malta. The brand is now available for patients in Australia, Canada, Germany, Israel, Malta, Switzerland and the UK.

HAL-_-9001

Many countries are becoming more positive to autonomy. UK, Prague, Netherlands etc. It's a transformative technology for economies, which countries will scramble to get eventually.

AnonymousTimewaster

What are you investing for? If you're on T212 there's a good chance you're in the UK, and if that's the case, I'd personally be using the Lifetime ISA and buying a house.

Grouchy-Stretch-6517

Yeah the US market done well, but what about the US consumer right now and their eroding savings, eroding value of the dollar (last time I seen it this bad as a UK investor was the post covid period in 2022), the shrinking economy and labour shortages. The markets in real terms this year factoring in dollar devaluation has actually underperformed virtually the RoW. My Cal Maine position I should've been 9% up, but cause of the dollar was only 1% up. Why invest in that when it's evidently melting upwards.

Bumskelper

What's the point when it's basically just a US broker? Do they even offer half the UK-based funds?

justswallowhard

I am no longer a UK tax resident, so there is a slim chance that my account will be frozen and possibly closed, if they review it. The UK attempted to impose an exit tax in 2024, but it now only applies to trusts. So again, there is a small chance of reintroducing that in the future.

Ok_Cry7572

Every single one of the 11 Meta superintelligence hires is an immigrant who did their undergrad abroad. 7 China, 1 India, 1 Australia, 1 UK, 1 South Africa.

liquidnight247

The UK did something similar 20 years ago, didn’t last very long, same will happen here

IronyElSupremo

Japan hasn’t really had much of a defense industry post WW2 except for reworking U.S. designs, currently the F-2 derived from the F-16 and the F-15J. Now Japan is involved with the UK and Italy on an original 6th generation stealth fighter the GRAC. Believe Mitsubishi has and will complete all the contracts for fighter airplanes. Their army’s tracked vehicles are Euro or U.S. designs built by Japan Steel Works. Either way you could get exposure in a broad international or single country Japan fund with large caps. KDEF is more developed as Korean armament companies are now exporting and will likely get licensing fees to boot. Both countries build NATO-compliant

Affectionate-Idea690

[According to the report,](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/publications/henley-private-wealth-migration-report-2024/londons-wealth-exodus&ved=2ahUKEwjf3vquoZyOAxVRmWoFHeVeHVoQy_kOegQIABAO&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw1MuGLCG0ijGCK2Cb7kB89I&ust=1751479940943000) the UAE, USA, Italy, and Switzerland are popular choices. Henley & Partners notes that cities like Paris, Dubai, Amsterdam, and Geneva, as well as retirement spots like Florida and the Algarve, are also popular choices. [The Washington Post ](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/31/rich-billionaires-london-starmer-taxes/)mentions that one expert raised concerns that future generations might regret being "blasé about the departure of people who create jobs".  No jobs, lol, europoors about to be even more poooooor reason: high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) * **Changes in UK fiscal policy:** The abolition of the non-domicile tax regime and potential further tax increases have been cited as key motivators for HNWIs to relocate. * **Declining economic confidence:** Both Brexit's lingering effects and broader economic uncertainty are playing a role in millionaires choosing to leave the UK. * **Attractiveness of other jurisdictions:** Countries offering favorable tax regimes, appealing lifestyles, and investment migration programs, such as the UAE, USA, Italy, and Switzerland, are attracting migrating millionaires. * **Diminished quality of life in London:** Concerns about rising crime, an overburdened healthcare system, and aging infrastructure are contributing to the decline in London's appeal for some wealthy residents

FertilisationFails

I want the UK to plunge into deep dark depression becauae seriously fuck this economy. The UK work force is just "what's the best way to cheat the system" so fuck it

Dad_just_puked

(I've already expressed this...but...) Happy Canada Day to our Canuck friends. WW2 Allied countries galore contributed to mission...but... It's worth noting that the one other (dedicated, sizable) military that joined the US & UK in storming the beaches of D-Day, and closest Hell has come to Earth, was Canada. Good on you 🇨🇦

Key_Dragonfruit_2492

Robinhood UK will let you yolo on 0dte SPX but when it comes to QQQ or any ETF (including leveraged) Robinhood says it’s not available. This is why us Anglopoors invest in American stocks.

Key_Dragonfruit_2492

OpenAI not available for UK yet

Phenolphthelein

So Im entering the market with about 12,000 in assets. I'm 19 Years old, living in the Uk as a student who works part time to pay rent, but has little leftover for further investments. The hope is that I want to buy a house by 25, and then save up as much money as possible through investments by the time I'm 30, ideally, about 100k, though that may be more then a little optimistic. My only debt is student loans, and UK loans don't work the same as American ones so I'm not too worried about that. I want a fairly aggressive investment portfolio with a tendency towards tech. My current thoughts are: 20% Vanguard S&P 500. 20% Vanguard FTSE All-World. 20% iShares NASDAQ 100. 10% iShares US Treasury Bonds 1-3yrs. 10% Vanguard Emerging Markets Government Bond. 5% MSCI World Small Cap. 5% iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap. 5% iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector. 5% iShares Automation and Robotics. I'm wondering if I have just gone entirely too risky which index funds that heavily rely on the technology sector. I'm also wondering about the mid cap and small cap stocks, and as to whether their inclusion is worth it, or if it would be better to put that money elsewhere. The final question relates to the Treasury Bonds. The general aggregate bonds that Vanguard are offering right now seem awful, with the returns over the past few years and the generally low bond yield, and 1-3 years seem better, but am I just missing something? Just I sell some and buy some longer term Treasury bonds instead?

WhiskyDeck

VVPR, has a spinoff Caret Digital, if you hold through the close on July 9th. Holders of VVPR will get 5 shares of Caret Digital for every 1 share of VVPR they own. Caret Digital is a crypto mining operation that mines Dogecoin and converts to Bitcoin or XRP, powered by renewable energy, and aims to be the premier XRP treasury asset company. (Maybe UK based though.) VVPR has such a small Market Cap and until there are other XRP stock equivalents maybe it's worth a shot based on the level of interest other crypto treasury stocks lately. I would categorize this as a speculation not an investment :)

Dad_just_puked

When does the UK company that makes Raspberry Pi IPO?

Pleasant-Shallot-707

Hey UK…let some folks from the US come over and help bolster your demographic situation

cambeiu

The demographic situation in Europe is bleak as fuck. Italy, France, UK and Spain all have a debt to GDP ratio at or above 100%. They have serious energy issues and have a major war going on at their borders. They completely missed out on the digital revolution and China is about to obliterate their automotive industry. I don't think they are in "great shape".

zooka19

They are in bed the US Government, UK Health Services, Army Services, Databases, Security. They may as well run the world at this point.

Teembeau

The problem, because I observed this with the UK housing market around 2005 is what's in that Jenga scene. "FICO scores below 550, no income verification, dogshit". I observed that mortgage to income was high but the market wasn't adjusting as it should. It made no sense. Then I saw what was going on. Lenders were finding it harder and harder to sell mortgages because of prices, so they changed the lending rules to make it happen. In the UK: no income verification, High loan-to-value (i.e. 100% mortgages), cheap starter rates. Banks were borrowing short term (30-60 days) money for starter rates from capital markets, and lending for 1-2 years. 30-60 day money was cheaper, but of course, you might not get the same offer in 30-60 days. 2.5% might be 5%. And if your fixed rate is 3.5%, you are losing money. All of this just kept the bubble going, squeezing as much as possible until eventually, it couldn't go further. And then, you get a crash. Confidence collapses with prices.

Extension_Degree3533

Long yields won't budge and you aren't going to find any new magical borrowers banks can lend new money to to capitalise on the better credit spread. Look across the world right now and see what other country's rate cuts have done....nothing. China cutting like mad...things still heading south. UK and Europe cutting like mad, things still heading south. I'm sure the US will be the only country who cuts rates and rainbows and unicorns come flying out and scatter magical pixie dust on the economy!!!!

Risko4

Not if they were preparing for the next 30 years. Why do you keep going into the present/near future??? And you might want to look at the economic growth of Poland in the last 10 years. It's likely overtaking the UK.

L1ME626

UK,spain, norway are doing really well with recent sales data. Sales are doing much better china too latest data

Crater_Animator

Lmfao, don't make me choke on my own laughter bro. Are you seriously going to go down this path and try to convince people an uptick of sales in Norway is going to counteract declining sales as high as 50% in places like Germany,  France, UK, China, Canada, (90% in Quebec) essentially declining sales on a global scale in markets way bigger than Norway.  If Norway used to sell 4 cars, and reportedly sold 13-14 recently, that's a 200+% increase, but across the seas and in the next town over the border, they used to sell 400 cars, and now only sell 200 cars for a 50% decrease, does the company have a net gain or net decrease in sales compared to previous years?

ETERNALBLADE47

China would invite the winning countries of WWII, basically the 5 members of Security Council in UN. China as the host, invite US, Ruassia, UK, France. I don't see a possibility that Trump would refuse the invite.

cwhitel

This is what I’m finding just from that basic 0.2 delta run over 2 years. CC’s have been great for a newb like me, was an amazing learning curve and I’m going to dissect all the outliers and see what else I can learn. Really does feel like I capped my (entirely fake) profit margin being conservative. I liked your comments on vega and keeping an eye on previous options prices, increased IV = bigger premiums too but as I’m strictly covered calls (UK accounts are strict on options permissions) I will most likely be CC’ing the same stock for years.

PeteInBrissie

Oh come on, give the President a chance.... the way the last 6 months have been it won't be long before Germany, Japan, India... and maybe even the UK have bigger economies. But on the important side, billionaires won't be taxed.

HoxtonRanger

As someone who moved to the USA from the UK in October and hasn’t yet moved my life savings - woohoo

InvestingMonkeys

Unless you inform HMRC you are leaving the country and filled in a P85 or SA109 (if you did self-assessment) then you are still tax liable in the UK.

ya-reddit-acct

I'm coming back to an earlier question, answer about which I am still not clear: of those aware of details of this administration's intent and - I assume - some process to devalue the US dollar, how low is considered a "good enough" limit to achieve the intent of why this is done, e.g. 1€ = $1.5, or $5, or $50? Is the presently accelerated process under control, i.e. is there a clear plan on how to stop it once having reached the desired plateau, before it is too much? I - like all others - appreciate growth in the markets and l associate value of our investments, in $US, but if I try to equate the present value of same portfolios with what could be acquired in other "serious" currencies (e.g. properties, goods or services in UK/£, or EU/€), the things are not that rosy...

willkydd

The UK has failed three nuclear tests in a row, afaik.

johnmiddle

I want to short UK bonds, how ?

NavyDean

The UK has a digital services tax and they didn't say a single word about it before signing a trade deal.

ValenTom

Fuckin’ lovely time to be planning a destination wedding to the UK. 😩

Dividend_

I'm in the UK, and we rent houses rather than individual apartments, but that aside, the pros and cons are probably the same. The pros are monthly rent and an okay yield (it used to be better). The question is, is the additional yield, compared to a passive etf, for example, worth the extra work? I would argue it is not, at least not for me, but I'm not good with people. And it is a people business, along with being well organised. I would love to get out of it, but it's not my call. One bad tenant is more work than, maybe not 10, but at least 5 good ones. We do everything ourselves, so there's always something to do: furniture removal and sourcing, safety checks, insurance, national and local licences exam and/or renewals, utilities, complaining neighbours, late rent, arranging tradesmen, the 1am phone call with an emergency, preparing income and expences for the accountant for taxes. It's difficult to go on holiday for obvious reasons. Also, regulation is only moving in one direction, and that is placing more onus on the landlord. I'll share a link to a question asked at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting earlier this year about why Berkshire doesn't invest in real estate. Obviously the scale is completely different, but the principle is the same; it's easier and faster to deploy large amounts of money in stocks. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LivratmGKA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LivratmGKA)

EasyWanderer

That used to be the case when there was no shortage of buyers. Now China, Japan, UK stopped buying. The lever is skewed towards buyers. It’s a buyers market now (lenders) not sellers (fed)

AltruisticWeb3791

Is the July 9 tariff deadline still a thing? Where the insane rates return or did trade deals happen? I think there’s one with the UK but don’t know with other 200 countries

No-Dragonfruit-1324

What are the legal repercussions for switching your App Store to UK’s version and using a fake address?

flinderdude

Just as I jet off to the UK for vacation

CommercialTop9070

Yeah they’d be getting nuked by the UK or France before they made it to Western Europe.

zooka19

Just found out in the UK, we finally have an AVUV alternative. Now we finally got one, I'm not even sure I want it.

ParentalAdvis0ry

If you're not selling anything in the portfolio, why move it to a temporary location? Does the UK tax unrealized gains?

AyaDaddy

False Greater Tokyo including Yokohama is 37-42 million. Completely ignores the Yokohama to Tokyo commute, plus all the suburbs, much more than 45 minutes. That said, few US models would make sense there even if they were right hand drive (drive on the left side of the road, like the UK). But Teslas are getting more popular

ffazzerr

where did you get these news? Merz has been advocating for 0 tariffs both ways whereas Trump wants a base tariff like in UK

publicsausage

Yes the booming UK auto sector

philgot4049

Bank share prices tend to follow interest rates which are expected to go down over the next year for the UK. Lower cost of borrowing -> lower profits for banks. So I would be cautious.

beIIe-and-sebastian

It's tied to the fortunes of the UK economy, so if you think it'll outperform other countries then it might be a bet. I wish I'd put the money into the S&P 500 instead of buying and holding Lloyds since 2011, despite being up 85% including dividends.

downtherabbit

Not sure about the exact figure because it will be calculated in percentages of total GDP, not a dollar value. But the five countries apart of the FiveEyesTreaty **FVEY** (US, UK, AUS, Can, NZ) and some other western nation states are about to together take part in some of the biggest money printing to have ever happened in history. A similar thing happened in 2020 with covid, all the countries involved did a flat printing of 40% of total GDP (they all did the exact same percentage of GDP for each individual country). This way, when he countries involved do it together, the negative effects are felt less by individuals in each nation state relative to eachother and it won't be like "oh the U.S. has turned to shit I am moving to Canada". All states involved will turn to shit together as prices of everything will go up much more than wages. Oh and all of the media companies within the FVEY countries are barred from speaking about the FVEY and it's implications as it is a matter of national security and signals intelligence. It's hard to find any information on the English speaking internet that admits that this agreement goes further than simply sharing intelligence with eachother, but has economical agreements as well that are executed through each countries reserve bank.

RainmaKer770

Canada is much more dependent on trade with the US than the UK.

atropear

In 1922 the US was in a depression. And I've found no indication other countries asked it to stop the tariffs as most had all kinds of restrictions themselves. And they owed the US a lot of money during this period, plus they were trying to get the US involved in their wars to assert control over their colonies and "mandates". UK raised their own tariffs. Most everyone agreed it was necessary for high wages and to protect farmers from dumping. Canada did not ask the US to lower the tariffs but instead to not exempt Canada from immigration limitations. Harding/Coolidge's strict immigration quotas did not apply to Canada and as a result there was some risk of Canada depopulating of working age men as the wages doubled in the US. The founder of the Federal Reserve Frank Vanderlip set up a propaganda department that was accused multiple times of paying for perjured testimony and he helped create the history ChatGPT is relying on. It is a fake history but the Federal Reserve continued to take over economics and history studies. Even though Vanderlip was forced to resign from multiple corporate boards for being a compulsive liar he continued to expand his propaganda operation, probably financed by the Federal Reserve. So the history of this period has been completely faked as otherwise you would have it clear that right after the Federal Reserve was created, the US went to a pointless colonial war, then immediately into depression, then saved by Harding's tariff policy which created a boom, then immediately into the worst depression in US history and then a war caused again by the Federal Reserve. It knew it would not survive if the real history was written.

restform

Europe's defense environment is quite a bit different to that of the US. US's defense spending seems to be largely about power projection, while the EU is currently very much focused on defending the eastern border. What that means is that a country like France, the UK, spain/portugal etc, is almost guaranteed to not see any fighting within it's borders in the current security environment, but rather their challenge is to transport their armies across the continent. Similarly, a country like Germany will act as a transit country, where almost all military equipment heading to the eastern border will need to pass through. What that means is that, for example, a primary bridge in Germany that will need to support multiple militaries passing over them, can absolutely be argued as both pro-civilian and pro-defense. The important thing that differentiates a purely civilian project from a hybrid military/civilian project, imo, is how much additional work has to be done to support military logistics (anti-air stations, more reinforcements, etc). The Crimea bridge is probably a good example of this, it's a massively overbuilt bridge that is unlikely to ever be taken down regardless of what Ukraine throws at it. There's more nuance than that, but afaik it's referred to as host nation support. Also do note, the NATO summit made it clear, 3.5% goes to military with the remaining 1.5% going to exactly this sort of HNS infrastructure.

Express-Cartoonist39

You're not confused. You're just repeating Fox-fed outrage without checking a single number. So no one will argue point for point, well im your huckleberry thats just my game🤠 1. Overtime taxation You're not being taxed more on overtime. The U.S. uses a marginal tax system. If your base pay falls in one bracket, and your overtime pushes a small portion into a higher bracket, only that portion is taxed higher. You're still taking home more money overall. No one is taking your $400. 2. “Illegals taking union jobs” Undocumented immigrants can’t legally work in unions. Union jobs require documentation and E-Verify. Your union exists specifically to protect your job from exploitation. If you're losing work, it's due to corporations outsourcing or automating, not migrants. 3. “I’m union, I should vote Democrat?” Yes. Historically, Republicans have attacked union power, fought collective bargaining rights, and weakened OSHA protections. Democrats support wage increases, labor rights, and union protections. Voting for Trump is voting against your own contract. 4. “Illegals get your tax dollars” Undocumented immigrants don’t qualify for most benefits. They pay billions in taxes through fake SSNs and get nothing back. Meanwhile, the states draining your budget are red states taking more federal aid than they give. 5. “Economy blame game” Trump left office with record unemployment, a collapsed GDP, and a deficit explosion. Biden inherited that. Under Biden: Unemployment dropped below 4% Over 15 million jobs added Wages increased Stock market hit all-time highs Inflation, while global, was lower than UK and EU and now falling Facts are facts. 6. Pelosi stock myth Pelosi doesn’t beat the S&P. Independent audits show she performs roughly in line with the market. You're parroting TikTok conspiracies, not data. If you really believe she’s cheating, why aren’t you buying exactly what she buys? Or are you just using her as a scapegoat while ignoring the actual Wall Street donors behind Trump? Final note: Saying “every great president was shot” doesn’t prove anything. Trump was impeached twice, tried to overturn an election, and backed a riot against democracy. That’s not greatness. That’s sedition. If you care about your union job, your paycheck, and your future, stop voting for the guy who grifted working-class rage while cutting taxes for billionaires. You're not confused. You're being played little snowflake❄️🧚‍♂️