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04/01/25 3:06 PM

#2808 RE: bigworld #2807

Bigworld, This 'Mar-a-Lago Accords' plan is looking like another potential big mistake by Trump and his advisor 'experts'. Jim Rickards has been basically on board with the tariffs, but came out stronglty against the Mar-a-Lago Accords idea, as currently structured anyway.

>>> Trump and the Fate of the Dollar <<<

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It's hard to imagine the finance oligarchy allowing Trump to do this, if they (oligarchy) aren't on board. I'll have to do more research, but Rickards wrote -- >>> "The best-known version of the plan would have unintended consequences that could lead to a global financial catastrophe." <<<



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gfp927z

04/07/25 12:52 PM

#2923 RE: bigworld #2807

Bigworld, Condolences on that SVIX position. Probably best to stay on the sidelines until the current craziness is (hopefully) resolved. Tough to say, but 'gunslinging' seems especially dangerous right now.

Fwiw, I brought the stock allocation back down to 1% (from the recent 2 1/2 %), using this morning's rally to get out approx even. On Friday I figured the 'powers that be' would talk some sense into Trump over the weekend, but apparently not. There's a deadline on Wed 9th, so maybe they put enough pressure on him (or threats) to force a retreat from the mega tariff insanity. The stock market would then have a monster rally, but there's absolutely no assurance of this happening, so I figure cash is king right now.

The metals might be a buying opportunity (?) Silver in particular has been hit. Gold seems like a no brainer over the longer term since the US debt bomb is clearly in deepening trouble. It looks like the 'timeline to disaster' has been greatly accelerated. I was figuring we had 3 -5 years, but it appears things hit the fan much sooner.




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