Ariqa Herrera
@ariqa-herrera.bsky.social
Sometimes I make thoughtful comments on US-Japan relations and international economics
Views and opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect my employer.
Views and opinions expressed are my own and do not reflect my employer.
Potential ruling on the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs coming out tomorrow. While it will make a huge difference in trade policy—particularly if they rule against—it will not be the end of tariffs. We still have Secs 301 & 232 investigations in the pipeline that could have huge implications (i.e., chips).
Market risk mounts as Supreme Court weighs Trump's emergency tariff powers reut.rs/3LrlE0L
Market risk mounts as Supreme Court weighs Trump's emergency tariff powers
A forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision on President Donald Trump's use of emergency tariff powers could jolt financial markets, especially if the justices strike down the tariffs.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Potential ruling on the IEEPA reciprocal tariffs coming out tomorrow. While it will make a huge difference in trade policy—particularly if they rule against—it will not be the end of tariffs. We still have Secs 301 & 232 investigations in the pipeline that could have huge implications (i.e., chips).
Echoing this sentiment to @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov. Thank you for voting no yesterday but we need new leadership NOW
@heinrich.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov I hope you consider calling for Chuck Schumer to be replaced as mintory leader. He has proven time and time again that he will not oppose the draconian and totalitarian policies the GOP is inflicting on us.
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Echoing this sentiment to @vanhollen.senate.gov and @alsobrooks.senate.gov. Thank you for voting no yesterday but we need new leadership NOW
I'm very excited to have contributed a small portion to @brookings.edu's recent Around the Halls piece on APEC, particularly about the challenges that Japan faces.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
What’s at stake during Trump’s visit to Asia? | Brookings
Brookings scholars assess what is at stake in Trump's upcoming visit to the Asia-Pacific region.
www.brookings.edu
October 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I'm very excited to have contributed a small portion to @brookings.edu's recent Around the Halls piece on APEC, particularly about the challenges that Japan faces.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...
Curious to know what part the USG's 10% stake in Intel had in shaping Nvidia's decision here. It's very likely more market distortions will follow at the expense of both domestic and foreign competition.
#Nvidia #Intel #semiconductors
#Nvidia #Intel #semiconductors
VIEW Nvidia's $5 billion bet on Intel reut.rs/4mxNq8E
VIEW Nvidia's $5 billion bet on Intel
Nvidia said on Thursday it will invest $5 billion in Intel , throwing its heft behind the struggling U.S. chip foundry weeks after the White House engineered a deal for the U.S. government to take a massive stake in the company.
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September 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Curious to know what part the USG's 10% stake in Intel had in shaping Nvidia's decision here. It's very likely more market distortions will follow at the expense of both domestic and foreign competition.
#Nvidia #Intel #semiconductors
#Nvidia #Intel #semiconductors
It is astonishing to me that appeasement is still considered a viable strategy after countless examples of it failing. What an absolutely disappointing take to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...
Opinion | Here’s How Trump Can Prevent a War Over Taiwan
www.nytimes.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
It is astonishing to me that appeasement is still considered a viable strategy after countless examples of it failing. What an absolutely disappointing take to read.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/o...
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“Without strong leadership, Japan is ill equipped to meet the singular domestic and international challenges of the current moment,” writes @mireyasolis.bsky.social. “Key among these is Tokyo’s need to redefine its relationship with the United States.”
Tokyo’s Leadership Vacuum
What a divided Japan means for Asia and the world.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“Without strong leadership, Japan is ill equipped to meet the singular domestic and international challenges of the current moment,” writes @mireyasolis.bsky.social. “Key among these is Tokyo’s need to redefine its relationship with the United States.”
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i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
August 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
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BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Most of President Trump's tariffs are illegal, U.S. court rules
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
n.pr
August 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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China’s influence in the Pacific Islands: Overstatement or underestimation? www.brookings.edu/events/china...
China's influence in the Pacific Islands: Overstatement or underestimation? | Brookings
On September 16, Brookings will host a presentation that outlines a framework to analyze influence in the Pacific Islands region.
www.brookings.edu
August 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
China’s influence in the Pacific Islands: Overstatement or underestimation? www.brookings.edu/events/china...
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Burnout in a chaotic world is so tiring.
August 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Burnout in a chaotic world is so tiring.
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Trump eyes US government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds, sources say reut.rs/3V9g2tj
Trump eyes US government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds, sources say
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into the federal government taking equity stakes in computer chip manufacturers that receive CHIPS Act funding to build factories in the country, two sources said.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Trump eyes US government stakes in other chip makers that received CHIPS Act funds, sources say reut.rs/3V9g2tj
I'll never forget this awful day, this attack on my hometown #ElPasoStrong
Six years ago, a gunman in El Paso murdered 23 innocent people and wounded 22 others in the worst targeted attack against Latinos in U.S. history.
August 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'll never forget this awful day, this attack on my hometown #ElPasoStrong
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Trump: “It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion…”
Powell: “I’m not aware of that.”
Trump: “It just came out.”
Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third building.”
Trump: “It’s a building that's being built.”
Powell: “No, it was built five years ago.”
Powell: “I’m not aware of that.”
Trump: “It just came out.”
Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third building.”
Trump: “It’s a building that's being built.”
Powell: “No, it was built five years ago.”
July 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Trump: “It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion…”
Powell: “I’m not aware of that.”
Trump: “It just came out.”
Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third building.”
Trump: “It’s a building that's being built.”
Powell: “No, it was built five years ago.”
Powell: “I’m not aware of that.”
Trump: “It just came out.”
Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third building.”
Trump: “It’s a building that's being built.”
Powell: “No, it was built five years ago.”
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Mindful that Japan was and remains a top investor in the U.S., and to contextualise the numbers on purported investments into the U.S. (equity/loans??) of $550 billion, Japan invested $783.3 billion in 2023.
Source Jetro report, www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/u...
Source Jetro report, www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/u...
July 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Mindful that Japan was and remains a top investor in the U.S., and to contextualise the numbers on purported investments into the U.S. (equity/loans??) of $550 billion, Japan invested $783.3 billion in 2023.
Source Jetro report, www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/u...
Source Jetro report, www.jetro.go.jp/ext_images/u...
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Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.
Here's a list of Trump's tariff letters so far and the rates they threaten
Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.
n.pr
July 23, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Finding it hard to track the latest U.S. trade policy state of play? Here's a look the deals the president has announced and the rates he's so far threatened to impose in letters to global leaders.
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"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
May 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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ANOTHER OMINOUS LABOR MARKET SIGN
The % of consumers who see jobs as being not so plentiful hit its highest level since Covid.
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The % of consumers who see jobs as being not so plentiful hit its highest level since Covid.
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April 29, 2025 at 6:28 PM
ANOTHER OMINOUS LABOR MARKET SIGN
The % of consumers who see jobs as being not so plentiful hit its highest level since Covid.
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The % of consumers who see jobs as being not so plentiful hit its highest level since Covid.
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personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
April 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
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I need chisme soon or it's over for me
April 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I need chisme soon or it's over for me
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AOC should announce a primary against Schumer tonight.
March 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
AOC should announce a primary against Schumer tonight.
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I imagine they'll be translating President Trump's speech into Russian which shouldn't be hard because that was the language it was drafted in.
A Moscow spokesperson states the obvious: the Trump-Vance agenda "largely aligns" with the Kremlin.
A Moscow spokesperson states the obvious: the Trump-Vance agenda "largely aligns" with the Kremlin.
Washington now ‘largely aligns’ with Moscow’s vision, Kremlin says
Tension between the United States and Ukraine, laid bare in the Oval Office meeting of Trump and Zelensky, is seen in Moscow as a “gift.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I imagine they'll be translating President Trump's speech into Russian which shouldn't be hard because that was the language it was drafted in.
A Moscow spokesperson states the obvious: the Trump-Vance agenda "largely aligns" with the Kremlin.
A Moscow spokesperson states the obvious: the Trump-Vance agenda "largely aligns" with the Kremlin.
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