How Trump’s tariffs affect US economic freedom, and why that matters

Lawson, Mitchell: How Trump’s tariffs affect US economic freedom, and why that matters

For a moment on April 9, the average U.S. tariff rate leapt to 32%, making American consumers the highest tariffed people in the world. For the next 90 days, the average U.S. tariff rate will be about 25%, which will leave Americans paying more than the citizens of any other industrialized nation, putting us in the company of Sudan and Djibouti. America, despite what you may have heard, is currently a pretty great place to live and work. While A…

How Trump’s tariffs affect US economic freedom, and why that matters - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

For a moment on April 9, the average U.S. tariff rate leapt to 32%, making American consumers the highest tariffed people in the world. For the next 90 days, the average U.S. tariff rate will be about 25%, which will leave Americans paying more than the citizens of any other industrialized nation, putting us in the company of Sudan and Djibouti.

How Trump’s tariffs affect US economic freedom, and why that matters

For a moment on April 9, the average U.S. tariff rate leapt to 32%, making American consumers the highest tariffed people in the world. For the next 90 days, the average U.S. tariff rate will be about 25%, which will…

From Optimizing to Sacrificing: Trump Tariffs Push U.S. Consumers to Tighten Their Wallets

A new study by the Kearney Consumer Institute finds that more than half of U.S. shoppers are cutting back due to fear of trade disputes

Roundup: Tariffs from Trump administration overshadows U.S. car dealers, consumers

NEW YORK, Apr. 21 (Xinhua) -- Trump administration's tariffs on imported cars and parts overshadow consumers and dealers at 2025 New York International Auto Show though some consumers' rush to purchase tariff-free automobiles drove up sales in March. Read full story

Trump Tariffs Push US Consumers to Seek Chinese Bargains Online

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Natalie Lung addresses the popularity of Chinese e-commerce sites as a place of solace for tariff-stricken US consumers.