# Not following the 'reciprocal tariff' philosophy **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [April 3, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-following-the-reciprocal-tariff-philosophy/1016568 "2025-04-03T13:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 69
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-following-the-reciprocal-tariff-philosophy/1016568/69 "2025-04-12T13:55:33Z")
Thread discussing it: > [@Treasury Bond pressure as an international response to Trump's tarriffs and Carney's supposed role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treasury-bond-pressure-as-an-international-response-to-trumps-tarriffs-and-carneys-supposed-role/1016908): > > So this has appeared this morning: [Carney’s clever Bond Play - Dean Carnell](https://www.google.com/search?q=dean+blundell+carney+bond+play&sca_esv=551b6e6a4982d666&rlz=1C1RXQR_enCA1155CA1155&sxsrf=AHTn8zr_iV_-K23-TCH_Pfed0A-MBDpmxg%3A1744382990532&ei=Diz5Z5iZIIuk0PEP0PTqsQs&ved=0ahUKEwiY2IKEndCMAxULEjQIHVC6OrYQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=dean+blundell+carney+bond+play&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHmRlYW4gYmx1bmRlbGwgY2FybmV5IGJvbmQgcGxheTIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAFIk-ICUIW2AlivxwJwBXgAkAEAmAF0oAG3BKoBAzQuMrgBA8gBAPgBAZgCBqACgwTCAgcQIxiwAhgnwgIIEAAYgAQYogTCAgUQABjvBcICCBAhGKABGMMEwgIEECEYFZgDAIgGAZIHAzUuMaAH9xayBwM0LjG4B4AE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp) I did not know of Dean Carnell before this morning. I had read about treasury bond pressure from Japan and China being a tool in their hands, and Carney obviously would have exceptional experience and understanding of this sort of thing. The Economist does have an article [raising concerns about the bond situation](https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/04/09/bond-market-convulsions-look-extremely-dangerous), but it is not about the trade war particularly. Sorry, their gift link is only good for a single recipi… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-following-the-reciprocal-tariff-philosophy/1016568)._