The Economy Has Been Resilient. The New Round of Tariffs May Hit Harder.
Rareș Mustață
President Trump has had little reason to scale back his global trade war ambitions with inflation subdued, unemployment stable and U.S. stock markets back to record highs. But the latest escalation , including 30 percent levies on the European Union, could deliver a much more painful blow to the United States. If the tariffs go into effect on Aug. 1, they could unleash the sort of devastation to consumers and businesses that economists have long worried about and that Mr. Trump has mostly
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