Trump presses advisers for tariff escalation ahead of April 2, Washington Post reports
- Tariffs are causing concern among small businesses and families across the country, especially in Pittsburgh, where local brewers and store owners are worried about rising prices.
- Nippon Steel's proposed purchase of U.S. Steel could bring over $20 billion in investments and tens of thousands of jobs, including over 1,000 in Pittsburgh.
- President Donald Trump plans to leverage tariffs to aid domestic manufacturing while high tariffs may lead to inflation.
- Economists warn that Trump's tariff strategy could result in stagflation, where growth stagnates but inflation increases.
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Making sense of Trump’s Tariffs
San José, CA – Over the last few days, since President Trump’s latest tariffs were announced on April 2, comments have often called them “bizarre,” “weird” or similar terms. But there is a method to what might seem to be Trump’s madness. The tariff rates announced were calculated on the basis of the U.S. trade deficit with each country, or how much more the United States imports from said country than the amount of U.S. goods it buys. This was o…
George Conway & Simon Rabinovitch - Fast Politics with Molly Jong-Fast
The Atlantic’s George Conway examines Trump’s lawlessness and how our institutions hold up to it.The Economist’s Simon Rabinovitch details how Trump’s tariffs will actually affect the global economy.


Trump trade war: Why a figure of 48% is important as escalation nears
Sky's Ed Conway says history tells us there is a tipping point ahead that could prove particularly costly if the Trump administration follows through on all its tariff threats this week.
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