treberty Posted April 9 Posted April 9 And now a 90 day pause on the tariffs...except for China (go figure). This improvisation is getting more and more ridiculous by the hour. *10% tariffs will be applied to all countries other than China.
sudoslash Posted April 9 Posted April 9 This isn't the behavior of a healthy market 😅 but greed during the fear was rewarded handsomely today!
El Presidente Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 On 4/9/2025 at 6:04 PM, treberty said: And now a 90 day pause on the tariffs.. Expand This buffoonery causes serious angst.
MrBirdman Posted April 9 Posted April 9 On 4/9/2025 at 8:46 PM, El Presidente said: This buffoonery causes serious angst. Expand I would like to know whether the dart board they’re using to determine policy was made in China. The public has a right to know! 1
El Presidente Posted April 9 Author Posted April 9 It is really important at times like this to practice equanimity. With that in mind, I have made the decision to go to gym, call 3 mates, call an Uber, go for a long long lunch at Moda. 2 1
Chas.Alpha Posted April 9 Posted April 9 On 4/9/2025 at 8:46 PM, El Presidente said: This buffoonery causes serious angst. Expand I will not be giving you the opportunity to ban me for a week on this occasion. 🙂
WestCoastSmokin Posted April 10 Posted April 10 On 4/9/2025 at 4:58 PM, VeguerosMAN said: The EU has placed a 25% tariff on US tobacco, so I am guessing the prices will increase for NCs coming into Europe. Expand Isn’t it already like 3x the price that NC’s are in the US? On 4/9/2025 at 6:06 PM, sudoslash said: This isn't the behavior of a healthy market 😅 but greed during the fear was rewarded handsomely today! Expand Clear as day, insider trading going on with the way the markets surged today. Still down a lot though. Will see where the roller coaster takes us next!
El Presidente Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 On 4/10/2025 at 1:31 AM, WestCoastSmokin said: Isn’t it already like 3x the price that NC’s are in the US? Expand European taxes are largely based on tobacco weight and not wholesale price. It is why a Padron is not much different in price to a similar sized Partagas 1
WestCoastSmokin Posted April 10 Posted April 10 On 4/10/2025 at 1:37 AM, El Presidente said: European taxes are largely based on tobacco weight and not wholesale price. It is why a Padron is not much different in price to a similar sized Partagas Expand Ah ok thanks for the explanation, I read on here somewhere that a $35 cigar in the US was like close to $100. That may just be the Arturo Fuentes or like Plasencia cigars.
El Presidente Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 On 4/10/2025 at 1:43 AM, WestCoastSmokin said: Ah ok thanks for the explanation, I read on here somewhere that a $35 cigar in the us was like close to $100. Expand That would be about right. Dog rocket factory second Dominican Churchill would be duty taxed the same as a Cohiba Esplendido. 1
VeguerosMAN Posted April 10 Posted April 10 On 4/10/2025 at 1:31 AM, WestCoastSmokin said: Isn’t it already like 3x the price that NC’s are in the US? Expand The prices are still the same here. On 4/10/2025 at 1:35 AM, WestCoastSmokin said: Clear as day, insider trading going on with the way the markets surged today. Still down a lot though. Will see where the roller coaster takes us next! Expand The market could explode if the CPI numbers are good. 1
El Presidente Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 Came back from a good industry lunch. I have 12 phone calls to return for NC manufacturers selling into China/HK. I have no answers. The NC China/HK business is in flux. It has been their (NC) growth business since 2020. Small potatoes in the scale of things but jobs (export/regional expansion positions) are certainly at risk. All I can say is leave it another week. A 4 Negroni day.
El Presidente Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 On 4/10/2025 at 7:21 AM, bmac said: What has the COVID tariff cost CC smokers? 104% to date? Expand So true. It is very rare for manufacturers/wholesalers/retailers to get a free swing at increasing margins with no pushback. I suspect we are entering a new period where this will be possible for certain players.
BoliDan Posted April 10 Posted April 10 And the market dropped because everyone pumped and dumped. The only people who didn't see this was the middle class arm chair investors that thought yesterday was a recovery. I knew dump was coming for quick cash. People took out loans to stockpile foreign goods, people lost jobs and now we can't trust the market or policy that guide our investment decisions. Not having a good time. The one time I don't think my economics degree is useless, but no one will listen to me 🤣😭 I'm with Charles, if I say anything else Pres is gonna give me a vacation. 1
El Presidente Posted May 13 Author Posted May 13 I hope members made some money on today's markets spike I went deep on Melania coin.
BlueWS Posted May 13 Posted May 13 I bought a small position in NVDIA at the April low. I'm up 6 ten count boxes of Lusitanias. I count everything in Cuban cigar box prices now. 😁 1 2
CaptainQuintero Posted May 13 Posted May 13 Part of the new UK-US trade agreement is that US tobacco products will have a significant cut, it will be interesting to see if that equates to anything significant at the checkout. 1
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