Import-extort: what to make of Donald Trump’s titanic tariffs

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Import-extort: what to make of Donald Trump’s titanic tariffs After months of bluster, he’s finally done it. At a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden, Donald Trump overturned decades of American trade policy with a simple signature. The new wave of trade restrictions ( if implemented in full, will raise tariffs ( to the highest level in more than a century. So how bad could it get? Hosts: Mike Bird and Ethan Wu. Guests: The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch; and Douglas Irwin, a professor of economics at Dartmouth College. Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts ( Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ ( For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page ( or watch our video ( how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ( for more information.
  2025/04/03      youtube

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