Donald Trump erects a protectionist barrier around America
- President Trump revealed a plan for new import taxes on all goods entering the US.
- Trump argued that other countries had unfair trade policies against the US.
- The plan set a baseline tariff of 10% on all imports, starting in early April.
- Trump stated, "Today we are standing up for the American worker and we are finally putting America first."
- Analysts predict the tariffs will likely cause higher prices and slower economic growth.
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The Predictable Failure of Trump’s Protectionist Strategy
In recent years, the debate on tariffs and trade policy has regained prominence on the international agenda, especially in key economies such as the United States, Mexico and the European Union. This revival of protectionism is neither casual nor isolated; it reflects a latent tension in the global economic order, resulting from the clash between the promise of growth generated by trade opening and the persistence of economic and social inequiti…
Trump's pricing was worse than we imagined, says Eurasia
According to the assessment of the executive director for the Americas of the Eurasia group, Christopher Garman, the protectionist shift of the United States represents a significant challenge to the international trading system, which could lead to retaliation from other countries and a possible reconfiguration of global trade relations. In an interview with the newspaper WW this Wednesday (2), Garman said that the situation requires attention …
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