Trump tariff policy can cause $30 trillion loss, warns former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers
- On April 3, 2025, Donald Trump's tariff policy caused stock futures to fall, erasing $1.5 trillion.
- These tariffs, including a baseline 10% on imports, sparked concerns about economic growth.
- The tariffs included specific levies on trading partners, like 34% for China, impacting global markets.
- Experts like Dan Ives called the tariffs "worse than the worst case scenario" that the Street feared.
- Lawrence Summers estimates the economic loss could reach $30 trillion, potentially raising recession chances.
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Trump Tariffs Could Cost $30 Trillion Or About $300,000 Per Family, Says Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers: 'Most Expensive And Masochistic' - Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY)
Larry Summers explains that the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump could cost $30 trillion or $300,000 per family of four in the US economy.
Trump tariff policy can cause $30 trillion loss, warns former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers
Summers, who is also the Harvard president, has sharply criticized Donald Trump’s newly announced tariffs, calling them “the most expensive and masochistic” policies the US has pursued in decades.
What are tariffs and why Trump wants to impose them. Impact on the economy and consumers
US President Donald Trump is announcing new tariffs on Thursday, which, according to his statements, will affect all countries and could go into effect immediately. He has already introduced a series of tariffs covering imports of steel, aluminum and automobiles, as well as all goods from China, writes the BBC.
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