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Toyota to reduce production by 40%

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Ok that’s not 4% that is FORTY … 4-0 … percent.Ok so let me get this straight… the worlds largest automotive production firm is imminently going to reduce production by 40% (again that is not 4% that is 4-0 percent)  and the inflationistas think the Fed should (to them)  “reduce accommodation!” because things are going too well?  The party is getting so out of bounds the Fed will have to “take away the punch bowl!” ?  Are they insane?Toyota could care less what interest rates are they don’t even have any inventory to finance…  not good… reducing production to lowest since 2nd quarter 2020 which saw a -32.9% GDP…NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor said Thursday it will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan, as the spread of the coronavirus in Southeast Asia adds to

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Ok that’s not 4% that is FORTY … 4-0 … percent.

Ok so let me get this straight… the worlds largest automotive production firm is imminently going to reduce production by 40% (again that is not 4% that is 4-0 percent)  and the inflationistas think the Fed should (to them)  “reduce accommodation!” because things are going too well?  The party is getting so out of bounds the Fed will have to “take away the punch bowl!” ?  Are they insane?

Toyota could care less what interest rates are they don’t even have any inventory to finance…  not good… reducing production to lowest since 2nd quarter 2020 which saw a -32.9% GDP…


NAGOYA, Japan -- Toyota Motor said Thursday it will reduce global production for September by 40% from its previous plan, as the spread of the coronavirus in Southeast Asia adds to supply troubles for Japan's top automaker.

 The maker of the Prius hybrid and the RAV4 SUV planned to build nearly 900,000 automobiles for the month, but that number has been reduced to about 500,000. Nikkei reported on the production cuts earlier.

Unlike other automakers, Toyota had been relatively unscathed by the global chip shortage. But other components are starting to run short as Southeast Asian nations, home to key links in the company's supply chain, struggle to contain the coronavirus, forcing Toyota to halt assembly lines at home and abroad.

 At roughly 500,000 units, Toyota's global production in September will be the lowest since May 2020, when the coronavirus was hitting U.S. and European factories.


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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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