Monday, December 5, 2016President-elect Donald Trump has taken to his Twitter feed again over the weekend, but instead of attacking SNL or the cast of “Hamilton,” he is taking his tough talk to American multinational companies who plan to move their plants overseas. Trump has asserted a 35% tax will be slapped on companies like Rexnord, the Indiana company now relocating its plant to Mexico.
The President-elect is shredding lots of protocols here. No standard press conferences for him; Twitter’s immediacy and effectiveness of message assisted Trump greatly on the campaign trail, and he shows no signs of wanting to change methods now.
But what he’s talking about is enacting tariffs, and this looks to result in a trade war, and on multiple fronts -- from Mexico to China -- down the road. The two major dangers in this scenario would be much higher prices for domestic consumers, and trade impasses raising tensions and hostilities that may lead to something more volatile.The Next Domino to Fall?
The Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, announced he is submitting his resignation after 60% of Italians voted “no” on a referendum Renzi proposed for constitutional reform in the country. The short-hand takeaway appears to be that Italy is ripe for a Brexit-style or Trumplike shakeup in the weeks and months ahead.
Recapitalization plans at some of the country’s biggest banks — in particular, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, which was due to start paying back a EUR 5 billion call this week — now looks in peril. If contagion spreads among Italy’s biggest national banks, it could have even more dire consequences on the country’s solvency and its impact on the European Union (EU) overall.
Clearly, it’s part of a global trend to reject the major tenets of globalization. Nationalism is taking its place in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Will countries where similar sentiment is brewing take similar actions, such as France and Germany? It’s hard to see what’s stopping it, especially considering consequences down the road are difficult to comprehend.
Mark Vickery
Senior Editor
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Monday, December 5, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump has taken to his Twitter feed again over the weekend, but instead of attacking SNL or the cast of “Hamilton,” he is taking his tough talk to American multinational companies who plan to move their plants overseas. Trump has asserted a 35% tax will be slapped on companies like Rexnord, the Indiana company now relocating its plant to Mexico.
The President-elect is shredding lots of protocols here. No standard press conferences for him; Twitter’s immediacy and effectiveness of message assisted Trump greatly on the campaign trail, and he shows no signs of wanting to change methods now.
But what he’s talking about is enacting tariffs, and this looks to result in a trade war, and on multiple fronts -- from Mexico to China -- down the road. The two major dangers in this scenario would be much higher prices for domestic consumers, and trade impasses raising tensions and hostilities that may lead to something more volatile.
The Next Domino to Fall?
The Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, announced he is submitting his resignation after 60% of Italians voted “no” on a referendum Renzi proposed for constitutional reform in the country. The short-hand takeaway appears to be that Italy is ripe for a Brexit-style or Trumplike shakeup in the weeks and months ahead.
Recapitalization plans at some of the country’s biggest banks — in particular, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, which was due to start paying back a EUR 5 billion call this week — now looks in peril. If contagion spreads among Italy’s biggest national banks, it could have even more dire consequences on the country’s solvency and its impact on the European Union (EU) overall.
Clearly, it’s part of a global trend to reject the major tenets of globalization. Nationalism is taking its place in Europe, Asia and the Americas. Will countries where similar sentiment is brewing take similar actions, such as France and Germany? It’s hard to see what’s stopping it, especially considering consequences down the road are difficult to comprehend.
Mark Vickery
Senior Editor
Click here to follow this author>>
Zacks Names "Single Best Pick to Double"
From thousands of stocks, 5 Zacks experts each have chosen their favorite to skyrocket +100% or more in months to come. From those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian hand-picks one to have the most explosive upside of all.
It’s a little-known chemical company that’s up 65% over last year, yet still dirt cheap. With unrelenting demand, soaring 2022 earnings estimates, and $1.5 billion for repurchasing shares, retail investors could jump in at any time.
This company could rival or surpass other recent Zacks’ Stocks Set to Double like Boston Beer Company which shot up +143.0% in little more than 9 months and NVIDIA which boomed +175.9% in one year.
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