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post 10000011180 01-14-2026, 08:33 AM
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Retail sales beat expectations again...

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post 10000011183 01-14-2026, 08:36 AM
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Looking good.
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post 10000011191 01-14-2026, 08:45 AM
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China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/china-trade-surplus-exports.html
post 10000011195 01-14-2026, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted By Seatard⏩
Related:

China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/business/china-trade-surplus-exports.html
Yea- the remainder of the western world isn't doing as well as us on domestic.


post 10000011208 01-14-2026, 09:04 AM
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Good inflation numbers yesterday too
post 10000012051 01-14-2026, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted By gachase21⏩
Yea- the remainder of the western world isn't doing as well as us on domestic.


Fewer imports, but there is yet to be a turnaround in domestic manufacturing. Maybe it's still to come.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-factory-sector-slumped-14-month-low-2025-ended-ism-says-2026-01-05/

Consumers are spending, but on what and where is it coming from.

A whole lot of mixed signals, which obviously I'll take. It's better that 9% inflation and a sour stock market.
post 10000012232 01-15-2026, 04:20 AM
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Originally Posted By Seatard⏩
Consumers are spending, but on what and where is it coming from.


You can see the breakdown in the report.

marts_current.pdf


also, quit being stubborn about coming discord
post 10000012387 01-15-2026, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted By Seatard⏩
Fewer imports, but there is yet to be a turnaround in domestic manufacturing. Maybe it's still to come.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-factory-sector-slumped-14-month-low-2025-ended-ism-says-2026-01-05/

Consumers are spending, but on what and where is it coming from.

A whole lot of mixed signals, which obviously I'll take. It's better that 9% inflation and a sour stock market.
I don't know how anyone expects US domestic manufacturing to turn around. There's literally no way they can match China or other markets from a goods cost perspective, because they actually have to pay people.
post 10000012488 01-15-2026, 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted By WoofieNugget⏩
I don't know how anyone expects US domestic manufacturing to turn around. There's literally no way they can match China or other markets from a goods cost perspective, because they actually have to pay people.
I don't know either. Delusional old boomers seem to think we can return to the glory days of their youth tho, and Mister Tariff will lead the way.
post 10000018358 01-20-2026, 04:11 PM
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Of course it's doing better than expected. The MSM is all doom and gloom as soon as Trump does anything because they genuinely only want what's worst for us and our nation. Just look at how all the shit they aggressively stated about tariffs blew up in their face but of course they will never admit they were wrong. They're basically pro-China and anti-American because China is basically the mastermind for the big push towards globalism. It's always been about having everything controlled by big globohomo elites.
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Originally Posted By gachase21⏩
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