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Seeking shelter from Trump's fury, US trade partners reach deals with each other (apnews.com)

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Bullied and buffeted by Donald Trump’s tariffs for the past year, America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president’s impulsive wrath.

U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves —- sometimes discarding old differences to do so — in a push to diversify their economies away from a newly protectionist United States. Central banks and global investors are dumping dollars and buying gold. Together, their actions could diminish U.S. influence and mean higher interest rates and prices for Americans already angry about the high cost of living.

Last summer and fall, Trump used the threat of punishing taxes on imports to strong-arm the European Union, Japan, South Korea and other trading partners into accepting lopsided trade deals and promising to make massive investments in the United States.

But a deal with Trump, they’ve discovered, is no deal at all.

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[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Let's see: USA has 26.3% of world GDP. They jealously guard that by force of arms, unfair trade deals, and an aggressive propaganda campaign.

Then, the relationship turns truly abusive. America is even inflicting self-harm.

So, the trade partners of thw world want a divorce; to find themselves and reconnect to their core values, absent the frathouse belligerence of USA. Certainly, other powerful and potentially abusive partners are there among the large economies; but the smaller, resource rich countries are looking for better partnerships.

The US's stars will fade. Their economic power will shrink. They may even lose some of their states to secession.

If I'm not mistaken, this is how the Holy Roman Empire collapsed — into a handful of warring kingdoms and principalities in the middle of Europe. It wasn't the end of the world. It was the end of that world.

[–] manxu@piefed.social 20 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

America’s longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves

That's not strictly true. They are not "desperately seeking ways to shield themselves," which is the POV from America. They are establishing a new world order in which America is an afterthought. That's radically different and much more dangerous for America.

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 3 points 6 hours ago

Not sure if it's a world order where America is an afterthought, after all it's a big market that doesn't make sense to completely ignore, especially if Trump's time comes to an end. But for sure it will be a world order set up in a way where states have the option to treat the USA as an afterthought when necessary.

[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 25 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

But a deal with Trump, they’ve discovered, is no deal at all.

It took years for people to realise this and that is sad.

[–] BetaBlake@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago

Yeah like at least since the early 90s

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 18 points 9 hours ago

It's what they should have been doing right after the election

Like, they knew what was gonna happen

[–] decapitae@sh.itjust.works 9 points 9 hours ago

Anyone waffling about dropping shitler like a stone, is probably just as crooked. Bail.