The Tariff Talk

The Supreme Court WILL NOT rule on tariffs today.

The U.S. Supreme Court did not rule Friday on President Trump’s tariffs, as markets await a decision poised to have far-reaching impacts on not only trade policy, but also the U.S. fiscal situation.

The court has the option to grant limited powers under the IEEPA and require only limited repayment of tariffs, along with multiple other options.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he expects a “mishmash” ruling.

 
New Tariff threats tank pre-markets

Stock futures pointed to a downbeat session on Wall Street on Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric on Greenland, threatening to impose new tariffs on countries opposing the sale of the Danish territory to the United States.

Futures data last pointed to an implied open of a 630-point decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 is poised to shed 93 points, or around 1.3%, while the implied open for the Nasdaq was last pointing to a drop of 405 points, or 1.6%.

Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Saturday that eight NATO members' U.S. imports will face escalating tariffs "until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland." The tariffs will start at 10% on Feb. 1 and rise to 25% on June 1, Trump said.
 
New Tariff threats tank pre-markets

Stock futures pointed to a downbeat session on Wall Street on Tuesday morning as President Donald Trump intensified his rhetoric on Greenland, threatening to impose new tariffs on countries opposing the sale of the Danish territory to the United States.

Futures data last pointed to an implied open of a 630-point decline for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 is poised to shed 93 points, or around 1.3%, while the implied open for the Nasdaq was last pointing to a drop of 405 points, or 1.6%.

Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Saturday that eight NATO members' U.S. imports will face escalating tariffs "until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland." The tariffs will start at 10% on Feb. 1 and rise to 25% on June 1, Trump said.

I've never seen one man destroy so much good will so quickly both at home and abroad.
 

US Supreme Court does not issue ruling on Trump's tariffs


The U.S. Supreme Court issued three decisions on Tuesday but did not decide the closely watched dispute over the legality of President Donald Trump's global tariffs.

The court did not announce the next date when it will issue rulings. It does not announce in advance which rulings will be released on a given date.

A decision may take a while, but a ruling that the tariffs are illegal could have flipped the morning market script quickly. However, the market will have to sit with the tariffs for now.
 
Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs

The Supreme Court struck down a huge chunk of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariff agenda.

The law that undergirds those import duties “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs,” the majority ruled six to three.

Chief Justice John Roberts delivered the opinion of the court. Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.

 
Not surprised on the two justices that voted no on striking down the tariffs. The third justice did surprise me a little.
 
I'll leave the link, but editing out the "bluesky" political text content.
 
I think all of them are snake oil salesmen.

So…. Will prices at the grocery store go down? Does this mean tariffs imposed are now automatically turned off? Or will they just say they can’t easily undo them and continue taking?
 
The President not happy, vows revenge

“Trump called the decision “a disgrace” after he was handed a note informing him of the Supreme Court decision during a private meeting with several governors, according to two people with knowledge of the president’s reaction who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Another person, who was briefed on the conversation, disclosed that Trump said he has “to do something about these courts.”

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The President not happy, vows revenge

“Trump called the decision “a disgrace” after he was handed a note informing him of the Supreme Court decision during a private meeting with several governors, according to two people with knowledge of the president’s reaction who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Another person, who was briefed on the conversation, disclosed that Trump said he has “to do something about these courts.”

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The same Supreme Court that gave him almost unlimited power.
 
He could just go to the two chambers of Congress his party controls and work with them to get this done.
 
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