I don’t think the Americans can write Donald Trump of as a complete loss, as I saw him on a program over here the other week on UK TV.

He did say one thing that was very interesting, and also a valid point that makes me really wonder what the Americans are doing about their debt problem. He said, “The Chinese are stealing American Jobs,” and the reason for saying this he stated, “If a tax of 25% was put on all Chinese products then the Chinese would have to revalue their currency and bring it in line with the rest of the world.”

Here in the UK we can only get limited trade from the Chinese because of the union, but it is a fact that all the time they bring cheap goods into the UK or the USA there will be jobs lost on both sides of the pond. We tax everything that comes into the UK with and import duty unless it is from the union. However our contribution is just a blip on the screen, whereas the Americans could make a difference worldwide. As the saying goes, if America sneezes the whole world gets a cold.

Be well Ian 2411