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Trump vows 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada and deeper tariffs on China (theguardian.com)
9 points by leotravis10 7 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment





Trump continues to be graded on a baffling curve:

> “It’s almost as if Trump wants to remind markets who is in control, after nominating Scott Bessent as treasury secretary – a man markets expected to cool Trump’s potency,” Matt Simpson, a senior market analyst for City Index told Reuters.

So he put someone vaguely qualified into a post, then immediately did something economically stupid just to make a point? Much potency.




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