As world stock markets hop around in reaction to the US presidents tariff tantrums, be certain that some well-connected folks will be making a lot of money. Pump and dump, market manipulation, a quick whisper at the country club to watch the news on a certain date and time, all nearly impossible to prove.

Thus it has always been, the rich getting richer, but the unethical cruelty of such blatant avarice while cutting lifesaving foreign and domestic aid programs is nauseating. How much do they need? The answer will always be more.

I keep thinking about JP Morgan moving four billion dollars worth of gold bullion to New York in February.