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   Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jan-2026 19:26:55 JST Emeritus Prof Christopher May

   A new long-awaited (and long negotiated) trade deal between India & the EU looks to have been pushed over the finish line by the antics of the Tangerine Tyrant.

   Its yet one more example of the acceleration of moves to de-centre the USA from many countries' (and blocks') strategic trade plans.

   Its not so much these are new moves, but the finalisation of treaties & agreements represents a response that diverts trade away from the USA & will unlikely reverse.

   #trade #EU #India #politics
   h/t FT

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     Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jan-2026 19:45:21 JST Emeritus Prof Christopher May

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage

     Indeed, but this an acceleration of a pattern that has been slowly developing for decades... the US share of global trade has been diminishing without any real reversal for half a century; its just hidden in the nominal numbers (which keep rising even as the proportion shifts away)

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     Phosphenes (phosphenes@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jan-2026 22:07:23 JST Phosphenes

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @ChrisMayLA6

     That's not true we get Ballroom!

     Ballroom is the final purpose of America. After Ballroom we can burn down the continent and compost the citizens.

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     SueDiOh (suedioh@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 27-Jan-2026 22:44:50 JST SueDiOh

     • Infoseepage

     @Infoseepage @ChrisMayLA6 We feel it and have felt it. It started with Reagan. Things have gone downhill since then. MAGA is part of the reason for our decline, although they can't see it. Their backward-think harms our productivity. They draw off the Federal government more than they contribute, then wonder why their streets aren't paved with gold.