Trump’s Trade Deals Are Missing in Action

Trump’s Trade Deals Are Missing in Action

Halfway through the 90-day tariff pause, almost no progress has been made to avoid global trade carnage.

Trade Talks Bog Down

“President Donald Trump promised he could cut more than 50 trade deals in just 90 days when he pressed pause on high tariff rates in early April,” Politico reports. “But as the administration closes in on the halfway point for talks, it has little to show for it.” “According to conversations with ten foreign officials, U.S. business leaders and others familiar with the talks, disagreements are mounting in many of those talks and foreign governme…

Did Trump ‘Overplay His Hand’ In Tariff-Driven Trade Deals?

President Donald Trump’s tariff-heavy trade strategy is encountering significant resistance as countries worldwide adopt China’s successful playbook of patient negotiation rather than rushing to secure deals with the United States. The shift became apparent after Trump’s dramatic May agreement with China, which temporarily reduced US tariffs from 145% to 30% — a 115 percentage point […]