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But many economists are taking a different view, warning that the tariffs could lead to more dire economic scenarios, including a recession or stagflation.
USA Today |
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a 10% tariff on all imports but even higher rates on dozens of trading partners including China, India and the European Union.
SFGate |
French President Emmanuel Macron urged businesses to “suspend” investments in the U.S. pending talks with the Trump administration, denouncing a “brutal and unfounded” decision.
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The tariffs were fueling the strongest GOP pushback since Trump's inauguration, though Speaker Mike Johnson defended them
No economist I’ve interviewed in the past 40 years has ever suggested, even mildly, that high tariffs on imports are a way to grow the U.S. economy. Ditto for all the lectures I heard when I took economics classes at Michigan State University or studied for my MBA at Bellarmine University in Louisville.
For Mr Trump the measures represent an attempt to bring a long era of increasingly free global trade to a definitive end. Such openness has, he argued, allowed other countries to “rip off” America. “For years,
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday warned that if President Trump’s tariffs on trading partners last for months it will hurt the economy and American consumers. “I think it is a mistake to assume
The president claimed his tariffs would make the U.S. “FAR STRONGER” even as the stock market plunged in response to his announcement.
VW also scaled back production at its recently expanded EV factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, amid slower-than-expected growth in sales and, perhaps, the expectation that the Trump administration will strive to roll back consumer tax credits for vehicle purchases.
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.
Central banks are expected to help keep gold's stunning rally going this year with buying aimed at further diversifying reserves away from the dollar due to risks stemming from U.S. President Donald Trump's policies.
"It’s not always the best idea to take somebody fresh out of jail and put them in charge of your trade policy"