H L Quist - The Myth Buster

Our FEATURE today centers on foreign trade and tariffs that has morphed into a trade war principally with China. The imbalance of trade between the US and China is truly unfathomable. In 1986 our trade imbalance with China was zero. By 2017 it grew to $568 B! In 1994 Robert Rubin was appointed US Secretary of Treasury and he immediately mandated a strong dollar policy which propelled China's GDP at the expense of a loss of US jobs and created the large trade deficit. We explore both the pros and cons of the trade phenomenon that exposes a number of surprises. Other topics include: The role that the US dollar as the world's reserve currency has played in the deficit, The market's response to the "tit for tat" exchange, Will the market indices break support?, Dual Class IPOs, The in congruence  in corn and soybeans, A painful lesson in short selling, The FBI stonewall, Judicial Watch attacks George Soros and I smelled a rat-a real one. "Disclaimer: This commentary is provided for informational and educat