John Kandrac

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China increases levies on U.S. as Trump’s 104% tariffs take effect; stocks sink Markets in Asia and Europe slumped as tariffs on products from 86 countries kicked in and Trump signaled a new tariff on pharmaceuticals. China said it would protect its economy but that it was also o...

www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

It is not really him?

Sir I'd like to submit a few counterexamples

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THEM: you look tired

ME: I am tired

THEM: oh right because of the…

ME: the horrors yeah

THEM: right right, that’s right

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Oh man, devastating news.

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vibes are grim af

Lol true true

IOW, the communication from monetary policy makers was not the thing causing people to turn their noses up at economic gains. The information environment is just trash

Can on board with ngdp targeting,but I don't get this rationale. The framing you wrote down is imaginary MP communication for diff policy stances. It is instead "job market is too poor" or "prices are too high." People get that. Laundering comms through a nominal income prism doesn't help most cases

Thanks, I've been finding this so hard to follow

All-time greatest

I missed the "worst" part, womp

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Aw man , I missed the "worst song" part. So many contenders, but this one springs to mind:
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Lol that's hilarious. Listen, the meek shall inherit the Earth. Let em have the luxury 🤣

Can't wait!

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I have a fantasy football story to tell.

Thread to follow.

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If you're looking for one journalist to read every story of, it should probably be Eli Saslow. You do not luck into this level of intimate reporting over and over again

Idk. What you say is exactly what people are roasting him about... If you have that much wealth and power, why be a weenie about it? Why debase yourself and bootlick in his position? What else is one of the most powerful people in the world going to say? How about whatever the hell he wants!

So did you get that 5k I wired to your cayman islands account or....

Dakota obv