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DemocratSinceBirth

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33. It really was an honest mistake.

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 03:23 PM

Apr 2018

You said nobody can predict the market and you are right but I would add that if a trade war really comes to fruition I would be willing to wager the markets will end on a down note and if China invokes the nuclear option and starts selling the US bonds it holds things will get very ugly.

China is a face culture. That's why despite coming out of their own revolution and being dirt poor they confronted us when we crossed the 53rd Parallel in Korea during the Korean Conflict. Trump thinks because he rolled Merv Griffin over an Atlantic City casino he can roll President Xi Jinping.

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It looks like the sell off is picking up steam [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 OP

If you go there, take a moment to click on the one-year chart. Girard442 Apr 2018 #1

Saw this after saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #5

The market is up 17.8% (as of right now) from Jan 20, 2017. lapfog_1 Apr 2018 #8

Thank you saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #2

I use Bing...will that help... asiliveandbreathe Apr 2018 #7

Yes, it does, thank you. saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #11

Trump is the ultimate black swan event dalton99a Apr 2018 #3

Spot on Vanity Fair and thank you saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #6

So if Trump would just shut up HopeAgain Apr 2018 #9

Wall Street Bankers saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #13

Trump will eventually go away HopeAgain Apr 2018 #19

My intent was saidsimplesimon Apr 2018 #20

damnation that was brutal GusBob Apr 2018 #12

You could drop this passage verbatim into The Onion marylandblue Apr 2018 #15

Trump will take a hit on a bear market as he is causing one right now. Dawson Leery Apr 2018 #29

These swings aren't normal Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #4

This will be the first down year for the Dow since 2009. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #10

2008! Johnny2X2X Apr 2018 #17

What was 2015? onenote Apr 2018 #23

An off note. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #25

The safest bet in the world is that most stock predictions on DU will be wrong onenote Apr 2018 #22

I am sad that you would denigrate a denizen of this board for having the temerity... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #26

I am sad that a denizen of this board is so divorced from reality that they think a 7000-9000 drop onenote Apr 2018 #27

I made an honest mistake DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #28

-657.00 malaise Apr 2018 #30

-701 DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #31

Not being vituperative with you onenote Apr 2018 #32

It really was an honest mistake. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #33

Understood, And I don't disagree with anything you just wrote. onenote Apr 2018 #35

China has a largely command economy and an authoritarian political system. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #37

Arghhh - My reply title should have said I don't DISagree with you onenote Apr 2018 #38

There is no way Xi Jinping can blink. That is the only thing that can derail his presidency for life DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2018 #40

well you know, instability can trigger a market crash, what is your prognosis IF china beachbum bob Apr 2018 #41

And the safest prediction in the world is that most DU bets will be wrong. LanternWaste Apr 2018 #39

Kudlow reassured the markets yesterday marylandblue Apr 2018 #18

They're not that unusual. onenote Apr 2018 #24

Disrupting decades of economic and financial international stability? yallerdawg Apr 2018 #14

Sutekh the Destroyer? TheBlackAdder Apr 2018 #34

Going down, down, down, down Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #16

bad jobs numbers today Demovictory9 Apr 2018 #21

This bear market is on steadily downward projectory to wipe out all gains of the past year wishstar Apr 2018 #36