July 12, 2025

News Jams – July 12, 2025

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Trump Imposes 30% Tariffs on EU and Mexico / Investor Reactions and Trade Fallout

Market Volatility in Response to Global Tariff Threats

He raised the stakes, again, again—

Thirty percent on European friends.

Mexico too, across the line,

Now copper costs and Spanish wine.

“Escalate to de-escalate,”

That’s the White House framing state.

Steel and cars, electronics too,

Caught beneath this tariff brew.

The euro trembles, peso slips,

Supply chains hold with nervous grips.

Farmers frown and bankers wait,

For numbers to recalibrate.

Brussels drafts its counterplay,

Retaliation on the way.

And Mexico, once held in hand,

Now braces for the reprimand.

A global dance, a subtle fight,

Where every tax turns dark to light.

He bluffs, they bend, or maybe burn—

No trade war ever makes a clean return.

The S&P stood still today,

While crypto bounced in its own way.

Bitcoin climbed above the noise,

A gambler’s faith, a speculator’s toy.

Gold went up as bonds held firm,

Old signs for a longer term.

Safe bets wrapped in cautious hands,

As traders scanned for subtle plans.

Some say it’s noise, some say it’s lead,

Some hedge now, while others tread.

The VIX looks tame, the fear not loud,

But volatility hangs in cloud.

China watches, so does BRICS,

Counting out the politics.

And investors shrug—or maybe sweat—

Depending on how rich they get.

A stronger dollar, a weaker deal,

A world that spins on what we feel.

Trade used to mean cooperation,

Now it’s price tags and isolation.

These levers pulled behind closed doors,

Reshape the shelves inside our stores.

From avocados to German cars,

From solar cells to breakfast bars.

So here we are, round thirty-two,

Another tariff, nothing new.

July twelve in trade defense,

Another line of consequence.

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Written and recorded with AI tools. Facts sourced from major publications linked above.

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