La Svizzera ottiene tariffe del 39%
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-slammed-with-39%25-tariff-rate-in-us-trade-blitz/89768316
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La Svizzera ottiene tariffe del 39%
https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-slammed-with-39%25-tariff-rate-in-us-trade-blitz/89768316
di international_swiss
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I feel like we do something right here, we obviously pissed him off
I am seeing an interesting trend here.
Countries who didn’t negotiate with US ended up with similar tariffs than the ones who did negotiate. At the same time- few countries who were negotiating with US ended up with worst tariffs after negotiation.
Switzerland tariffs increased from 31% to 39% after negotiation. Canada as well. India also ended up with higher tariffs versus rest of the countries whose negotiations were not even in news.
It makes me wonder if US administration sees negotiation as a weakness and apply even more pressure. To me looks like negotiation in bad faith
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My reasoning is that I believe Switzerland must have asked for some protection for Swiss Pharma against (non tariff actions) Pharma actions planned by US. As far as I know CH was planning a state backed investment promise in certain industries (mainly pharma).
But it would be stupid to invest in US manufacturing if govt is telling Pharma to cut prices by 50-80% and there wouldn’t be any money to invest anyways. It’s logical that Swiss Pharma cannot invest in US if US force them to reduce their profits.
In 100 years people will study this time period in school and wonder “were all of these people genuinely fucking stupid to put up with this guy for so long?”
Any document that the US currently signs is worthless. At any point the orange potato can wake up from cheetos induced coma and decide any deal “is the worst deal ever”, even if he made it to be the best thing ever the day before.
No agreement with US can be trusted. That country is a complete joke.
Looking for new export/import markets in South America, Canada, Mexico, and Africa should have started already in january, but now’s as good time as any.
People all over the world want to trade and exchange stuff in a reasonable manner, the MAGA cult doesn’t.
Trump did nothing to contribute to the United States becoming a superpower in the first place. That said, as the global leader in military and technological strength, it’s remarkably easy for the US to pressure dependent nations into compliance.
Anyone could do that, it hardly requires brilliance. What’s more concerning is the lack of resistance from certain countries and unions.
Now, he’s playing every card a superpower has at once, which in the long term will harm the US far more than any short-term gains.
The world needs to move beyond its reliance on the United States, though that transition will take time. Regardless of who becomes the next president, the US has proven itself to be untrustworthy.