What is the real significance of Trump’s tariff attacks across the world?
On 2 April, calling it ‘Liberation Day’, Trump imposed sweeping trade tariffs, ranging from 11 to 50%, on 60 countries.
Since then, Trump has stepped up US tariffs on China and made some partial retreats. But, despite initial chaos, Trump remains wedded to continuing these attacks.
Is the US simply trying to subordinate other countries to force them to support the United States economy?
How will the tariffs hit the Global South, Europe and China?
Are these tariffs going to raise inflation and lead to an economic slowdown, as many analysts predict?
Can such tariffs increase US economic growth?
What is Trump trying to achieve?
John Ross discusses with Gisela Cernadas, the significance of Trump’s tariffs and the scale of attack on peoples across the world he is launching.
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