Trump's Proposed Forced Labor Tariffs Add New Pressure on Global Trade
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Trade Liberalisation Never Lifted All Boats
President Trump has blamed trade liberalisation advocated by globalists for US deindustrialisation. Instead, his own weaponisation of economic policies, instruments and institutions purport to ‘make America great again’ (MAGA). Trump 1.0 claimed to do so by ‘reshoring’ industries that had relocated abroad. Trump 2.0 uses more threats to secure investments, markets and other economic advantages […]
From fresh US tariffs to growth downgrades and CWG medal tally, top global news in five charts
The US has reintroduced tariffs, this time targeting 60 countries over forced labour concerns—India included. The West Asia war has triggered a downgrade in the International Monetary Fund's 2026 GDP outlook, and the Commonwealth Games just wrapped up one of its leanest editions in recent decades.
Following the judicial setback dictated by the Supreme Court on February 20—which limited the use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose "reciprocal tariffs," the U.S. Executive activated alternative legal avenues to maintain its policy of protecting domestic production and reducing the commercial dependence of external manufacturers. Since July 24, the U.S. Administration has applied a new set of tariffs of between…
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