The US has hit many international locations with new levies, inflicting shock and confusion.
World wide, international locations are scrambling to deal with the newest wave of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump.
Greater than 60 international locations are on the record, some with levies as excessive as 50 p.c.
The transfer has unleashed shock, confusion and monetary volatility. The US additionally inventory market took a success and a jobs report revealed slower than anticipated financial development.
Trump didn’t take the information properly: He promptly fired the pinnacle of the US Labour Statistics company – accusing her of “manipulating” the info.
However past that, how will these tariffs have an effect on the worldwide financial system? And can this controversial overseas coverage device backfire on Trump?
Presenter: Adrian Finighan
Friends:
Harry Broadman – Economist at RAND Company and a former US assistant commerce consultant and chief of workers of the president’s Council of Financial Advisers
Seijiro Takeshita – Professor of administration on the College of Shizuoka in Japan
Steve Hanke – Professor at Johns Hopkins College, distinguished senior scholar on the Mises Institute, and a former senior economist on President Ronald Reagan’s Council of Financial Advisers
