There were no winners from Trump’s tariff gameshow

The American president's tariffs affect poor economies and remote places around the world. The red thread, however, is the link with China

There were no winners from Trump’s tariff gameshow

Donald Trump flourished his list of tariffs like a gameshow host in the White House Rose Garden on Wednesday – but there were no winners from the president’s made-for-TV show of economic strength. The price was wrong for everyone and there is jeopardy for all, the US included. From Asian nations in the engine room of global consumer manufacturing, facing tariffs above 40%, to the UK, handed the base rate of 10% alongside a host of nations includ…

The losers, and few winners, of Trump’s tariff plan