"Hasbro looks at price increases" Topic

Link to comments by Hasbro CEO. link

Tarrifs presumably without bothering to read the article. Since they must make most of their products in China.

All Corporations make marketing and pricing decisions constantly. Some are good decisions and some are not so good i.e. Bud Light, Jaguar, etc.

For a clearer discussion of the impact of tariffs on consumer prices link

Given 45-47's mercurial approach to foreign trade policies it seems hard to imagine anyone trying to coherently plan anything.

The little engine of American commerce will chug along as best it can, wobbling about as it must. All any of us can do is hold our breath and hope the apparent lack of direction minimizes the risk of any loud sharp crunching noises.

America led the world into the Globalized world order coming out of WWII. It has served us, and the world, very well for 80 years. It was going away, no matter what. All this has put the transition into 5th gear.

In the immortal words of Dr. Sidney Freedman…

"Ladies and gentlrmen, take my advice.
Pull down your pants, and slide on the ice."

Given 46's lethargic, absentee-landlord approach to foreign trade policies, it seems hard to imagine there was anyone home coherently planning anything.

"The federal government posted an unexpected budget surplus in June, fueled by a sharp rise in tariff revenues and higher-than-anticipated tax receipts, marking a notable vindication for President Donald Trump's economic strategy.

The $27 USD billion surplus reported Friday by the Treasury Department stood in stark contrast to forecasts for a $50 USD billion deficit, representing one of the largest upside surprises in recent budget data.

Monthly surpluses typically occur in April, when many Americans file their taxes. Surpluses are also common in January and September. A June surplus is highly unusual.

Much of the improvement stemmed from a 301 percent increase in tariff collections compared to June of last year. Customs duties totaled $27 USD billion in June, up from $23 USD billion in May and more than quadruple the $6.7 USD billion collected a year earlier. For the fiscal year to date, tariff revenues have reached $113 USD billion, an 86% increase over the same period in 2024."

It is a CNN article. No articles were written by CNN when inflation was 9.1% in 2022 about the price increases on Hasbro games. But, tariffs are going to increase the price. Does not take a rocket scientist to understand why CNN viewership declined 27% in 2025.

OSCS74+1

By coincidence I just saw this on a Carnac the Magnificent clip yesterday.

Answer: Hasbro
Question: How does Tito Jackson find work?

As an importer of miniatures, the whack-a-mole approach to tariffs makes my business impossible.

I've heard the new version of D&D is not selling well.

You're not buying our product, we will raise the price and blame someone else!

It is perhaps worth noting that while our US 2022 inflation rate was 9.1%, the global inflation rate that year was 8.7%. It wasn't a US only issue.

While Federal revenues have spiked since "Liberation Day" the source from which those monies came should be considered.

The Acme Furple Manufacturing Co. of Lincoln, Nebraska orders Garfblangers from China to be assembled into their Furples. They send money to the Chinese to cover the purchase price and the shipping. The Garfblangers arrive in the Port of Los Angeles.

Acme gets a call from their shipper, A. Duie Pyle (real), that the Customs House won't release the shipment until the Duty (Tariff) is paid. Pyle isn't paying it. If Acme wants the items, they have to pay. Not China.

Patting ourselves on the back for upping Federal revenues this way is like crowing that our household bank account has swollen because we've begun charging our kids $ for their dinners.

Reshoring manufacturing to the US is a sensible idea. It's been underway for some time now, given China's obnoxiosity, but there's a long way to go. Tariffs can spur this process, but the haphazard and erratic way they've been applied is like using a cattle prod to try to make a moth fly faster. Dead moths fly really slowly.

I really can't see how our situation would be improved if we managed to bring back all US toaster consumption to factories in the lower 48.

Exeter,

US inflation increased because Biden administration followed the European model. It did not have to happen. Then his administration tried to cover up how bad inflation really was.

I want fair trade, I sent a box of miniatures to Portugal it cost the buyer 100% more due to import/custom charges. This must change for fair trade to exist. Trump is our only president to address this issue and I support his efforts.

HMS Exeter: Yes, this "income" from tariffs going to the Federal Government is simply YOU and ME and all our neighbors PAYING the tariffs. It's a tax, no doubt. And we are paying it from OUR wallets. Tariffs are not a miracle of brilliant economic action, it's a tax as old as time.

Reshoring manufacturing to the US is a sensible idea. It's been underway for some time now, given China's obnoxiosity, but there's a long way to go. Tariffs can spur this process, but the haphazard and erratic way they've been applied is like using a cattle prod to try to make a moth fly faster. Dead moths fly really slowly.

Couldn't agree more. Reshoring is a great idea but if done properly and systematically would probably take a decade at least to accomplish. The Trump administration is doing it in the exactly wrong way. And I think a smart US approach would be to make it a continental system with Mexico and Canada on the inside instead of the outside.