彼得·希夫（Peter Schiff）抨击特朗普的欧盟关税威胁是一种市场操纵策略

经济学家彼得·希夫（Peter Schiff）抨击了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）最近对欧盟进口征收50％关税的威胁，将其标记为对内部人员受益的市场操纵策略。

Economist Peter Schiff slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent threat to impose a 50% tariff on European Union imports as a tactic for market manipulation that benefits insiders.

经济学家彼得·希夫（Peter Schiff）抨击了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）最近威胁要对欧盟进口征收50％的关税，以此作为对内部人士受益的市场操纵的策略。

According to Schiff, the new tariff proposal, which would see Americans effectively paying more for imports from China, allows insiders to “trade before the tariffs are called off with a fake win.”

根据席夫（Schiff）的说法，新的关税提案将使美国人有效地为从中国进口进口付出更多费用，这使内部人员可以“在以虚假的胜利取消关税之前进行交易”。

The economist, who has on occasion been critical of Trump’s tariff policies, made the remarks shortly after the U.S. president issued the threat on his social media platform on Monday.

这位经济学家有时批评特朗普的关税政策，在美国总统周一在其社交媒体平台上发表威胁后不久发表了讲话。

In the post, Trump was seen to be continuing his argument that the EU was created to take advantage of the United States on trade. According to the U.S. President, the tariffs are expected to become effective on June 1.

在这篇文章中，特朗普被认为正在继续他的论点，即创建欧盟是为了利用美国在贸易上的优势。据美国总统称，预计关税将于6月1日生效。

The European Union is stiphling trade with the U.S., and they have no intention of changing their ways. They prefer to continue ripping off America with their Smart tariffs and dumping products in the U.S. at record rates. As a result, the U.S. trade deficit with the EU is fast spiraling out of control. To counter this imbalance and protect American jobs and industries, the U.S. will have no choice but to increase the tariffs on EU goods to 50% on June 1. It’s time for the EU to wake up and start treating the U.S. fairly in our trade dealings. Otherwise, the consequences will be severe. #TradeWar #Economy

欧洲联盟正在与美国进行交易，他们无意改变自己的方式。他们更喜欢以创纪录的速度继续以智能关税和在美国倾倒产品来剥夺美国。结果，美国与欧盟的贸易赤字正在迅速失控。为了应对这种不平衡并保护美国的就业机会和行业，美国别无选择，只能在6月1日将欧盟商品的关税提高到50％。现在是时候欧盟醒来并开始在我们的贸易交易中公平地对待美国。否则，后果将是严重的。 #tradewar #Ecomony

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldJTrump) May 23, 2023

- 2023年5月23日

On April 10, just hours before he announced a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs imposed on U.S. trading partners, Trump told his Truth Social followers, “This is a great time to buy!!! DJT.”

在4月10日，就在他宣布对美国贸易伙伴征收的相互关税的90天停顿前几个小时，特朗普告诉他的真相社会追随者：“这是购买！！！ DJT的好时机。”

The post sparked immediate controversy, which intensified after Trump’s suspension of tariffs ignited a rally that wiped out most of the post-Liberation Day losses. Some Democrats in the U.S. Congress have since demanded an insider trading investigation over Trump’s tariff pause.

该帖子引发了立即的争议，在特朗普暂停关税后，这一争议加剧了一场集会，这场集会消除了大部分自由的日期损失。此后，美国国会的一些民主党人要求对特朗普的关税暂停进行内幕调查。

However, Schiff, who is known for his skepticism of the mainstream financial narrative, argued that Trump’s actions are not surprising given his history of touting stock picks and boasting about market movements.

但是，席夫（Schiff）以对主流财务叙事的怀疑而闻名，他认为特朗普的行动并不奇怪，因为他吹捧股票选秀和吹嘘市场变动的历史。

The economist, who is also a staunch critic of the Federal Reserve’s monetary policies, further claimed that Trump’s interest in personally benefitting from market fluctuations is a common occurrence among those in positions of power.

这位经济学家也是对美联储货币政策的坚定批评家，他声称特朗普对个人从市场波动中受益的兴趣是权力职位的人们普遍发生的。

According to Schiff, those "in the know" can use their inside information to make trades that will benefit them financially before the broader market becomes aware of the news, which will generate a "fake win" as the tariffs are called off and prices adjust accordingly.

席夫（Schiff）表示，“知识中”的人可以使用其内部信息来进行交易，这些交易将在更广泛的市场意识到这一新闻之前将其受益，这将产生“假胜利”，因为取消关税并相应地调整了价格。

Schiff dismissed suggestions that Trump’s latest tariff threat is a “bold” negotiating tactic ultimately intended to protect U.S. industries and jobs. Instead, he pointed to America’s tariff war with China, from which the U.S. “got nothing,” as evidence supporting his argument that Trump’s threats are nothing more than “political theater.”

席夫（Schiff）驳斥了特朗普最新的关税威胁是一种“大胆”谈判的策略，最终旨在保护美国行业和工作。取而代之的是，他指出了美国与中国的关税战争，美国从中“一无所获”，因为证据支持他的论点，即特朗普的威胁无非是“政治剧院”。

The macroeconomic impact of Trump’s latest threat was almost immediate, with key U.S. indexes, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, sustaining steep drops. In the cryptocurrency market, Bitcoin (BTC) dropped by 2.6%.

特朗普最新威胁的宏观经济影响几乎是立即的，其中包括美国道琼斯工业平均水平和标准普尔500指数，持续下降。在加密货币市场中，比特币（BTC）下降了2.6％。