global economy
What lies behind Trump’s bold tariff moves?
Is the US president launching a radical project that will throw the world economy out of kilter?
13 March 2025 - 05:00
Team Trump has a plan. Initially dismissed by a report in The Economist as an idea “somewhere between clickbait and hysteria”, it would seem wise, in an increasingly unpredictable global environment, to start paying close attention to the concept, as the potential consequences could be significant.
The cacophony of executive orders, policy U-turns and general turmoil in US economic policy in recent weeks is starting to coalesce into what appears to be an unorthodox but coherent and ambitious plan...
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