UK economy is more service orientated than EU

The Trump tarriffs are goods focused, not services focused. So the UK does better than the EU because a lower proportion of our total trade with the US is goods.

I just heard someone say it's the macroeconomic equivalent of curing COVID by injecting bleach into yourself.

Posted By: Timmy_Goat on April 3rd 2025 at 09:52:43

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So Starmer chumming it up with Trump worked... (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 02:43:44
- Interestingly, no tariffs at all for Russia, or have I missed some (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 3, 10:02:17
  - I think it's 10% for everyone not named.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 15:17:57
  - Nor N Korea (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 3, 12:28:22
  - Nor Belarus. Their argument is that their are sanctions in place although in reality trade (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Apr 3, 10:23:25
    - More trade with than than Mauritius (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 3, 12:29:33
- None of it actually makes any sense. Like, zero. (General Chat) - Under soil heating, Apr 3, 09:20:23
  - To make any sense of it you need to remember that Trump is neither a (General Chat) - The Gaffer, Apr 3, 12:07:23
  - 👍🏼 (n/m) (General Chat) - JD3, Apr 3, 10:20:30
- Have you seen how the US calculated them? (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Apr 3, 09:04:49
  - You have clearly never heard of Steiner Math (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 15:45:18
  - And on that (deeply flawed) basis, the EU did better than the UK (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 3, 09:42:05
    - There’s no universe in which a 20% tariff is better than a 10% one (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 3, 09:56:46
      - Indeed. (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 3, 09:58:21
        
        That’s a strange take! (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 3, 09:59:14
        
        It wasn't intended to be particularly serious (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 3, 10:00:21
    - UK economy is more service orientated than EU (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Apr 3, 09:52:43
      - Ha, that’s very good (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Apr 3, 09:55:44
    - So USAC is wrong? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 3, 09:48:50
      - About Sarge going for 22.5M..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 15:38:21
        
        I assume choosing to live with lots of tornadoes (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 3, 16:25:30
        
        Oh Dear ....Mikey on Tiltz (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 16:49:12
      - On the headline figure he's right. The whole point is to concentrate power to Trump. (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 3, 09:57:08
        
        A lot of very smart Geo political types are... (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 16:07:47
        
        "On the headline figure he's right" (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 3, 15:42:39
  - VMT (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Apr 3, 09:08:31
- FR news channels are in crisis mode this morning (General Chat) - shoddy, Apr 3, 07:49:15
  - But we'd need to let them fish species to extinction first, right? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Man, Apr 3, 09:42:38
  - I think the French would rather raze their own country than help britain (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 3, 08:30:42
- Bit of royal family; bit of golf; bit of brexit; hey presto (General Chat) - paulg, Apr 3, 07:17:29
  - Shame Thatcher destroyed our industry sector. (n/m) (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Apr 3, 08:44:41

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