Why Trump’s second trade war could be worse for US farmers • Missouri Independent

Why Trump’s second trade war could be worse for US farmers • Missouri Independent

A farmer harvests corn near Slater, Iowa. on Oct. 17, 2020 (Perry Beeman/Iowa Capital Dispatch).For April Hemmes, a fourth-generation farmer on land her family has worked for almost 125 years in north-central Iowa, life is guided by a simple philosophy: “Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.” It’s a mindset that has helped her navigate extreme weather, market shocks and trade disputes. But this year, Hemmes said, feels different: Presiden…

‘Millions of Brits risk becoming collateral damage in deluded Trump’s all-out trade war’

Millions of Brits risks becoming collateral damage in deluded Donald Trump’s all-out trade war. The global economy was just getting back on its feet after the chaos wreaked by Covid. Now the President has used his size 12s to trample any sort of recovery. By putting his boot to the throat of lesser nations, he is hoping to bully them into submission. And it’s worth remembering that some of the world’s poorest countries have been hit with some of…