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Trump’s tariffs: a bad idea executed badly

8 April 2025

3:08 PM

8 April 2025

3:08 PM

President Trump has imposed tariffs on almost all countries, with tariffs ranging from 10 per cent up to 46 per cent in the case of Vietnam. These have rocked financial markets.

But there is a slight problem: the US started with an illogical premise, then proceeded illogically to an illogical conclusion, which it implemented illogically.

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