China exemptions, India-Pakistan, DOGE and “Vladimir, STOP!”

From Reuters.

Beijing has exempted some U.S. imports from its 125% tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump says a Ukraine peace deal is ‘close’ as he calls on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to ‘STOP’. India’s army chief is in Kashmir after a deadly attack on tourists has ratcheted up tensions with Pakistan. Q1 earnings show that corporations around the world ran into a wall of

uncertainty over Trump’s shifting stance on trade. And 100 days of DOGE turns up lots of chaos and not so much efficiency. 

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