Customs duties: the US will emerge "stronger", Trump says

Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States would emerge "stronger" from the situation generated by his announcement on the eve of massive tariffs around the world, which led to the fall of the World Stock Exchanges and the dollar. ...

Since David Ricardo has proven that customs duties are harmful, says old economist Hans Geiger. Everyone should only produce what he can best, otherwise import everything. Now you have to deal.

Donald Trump pushes his drastic customs policy to the top. The US President calls for a radical all-round turnaround, from which no country is to be spared. All developments in the ticker.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday 10% taxes on products imported into the U.S., which will come into effect this Saturday. For the EU, it will be 20% in a few days. Follow the reactions to this declaration of trade war live with us.

Since Donald Trump was confirmed as the 47th President of the United States, he has been smiling from ear to ear when discussing his "favorite word in the dictionary", which is "customs". On Wednesday (April 2), he announced in the garden of the White House a huge list of countries, with the amount of customs next to each one.

Donald Trump believes that the word "customs" is the most beautiful word in the dictionary. For almost four decades, he has been threatening his country's allies with punitive tariffs. Why?