Trade Uncertainty Has Become...a Form of Certainty

Trade Uncertainty Has Become...a Form of Certainty

On April 2, Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs on almost every country in the world, with 10% tariffs across the board and additional rates on most countries between 25% and 50%. He declar

Covarrubias: The Infinity Loop: How Perpetual Uncertainty is becoming North America's New Trade Policy – Rio Grande Guardian

Every 90 days, North American businesses hold their breath. Will tariffs continue? Will exemptions expire? Will new sectors be targeted? The recent extension of the U.S.-Mexico tariff negotiations for another 90 days, and Canada’s tariff increase from 25% to 35%, isn’t a resolution. It’s the latest iteration of what has become the continent’s new normal: trade governance by perpetual uncertainty. Since President Trump’s administration introduced…