Note: We recorded this episode of the Political Cycle before Trump decided to listen to the bond market and pause tariffs for 90 days, except for China where the duty figure is now even higher – and could have a bigger impact on trade.
President Trump has been continuing his tornado of tariffs. Today, China was given a 104% tariff. This has shocked the global economy, with stock markets around the world in fluctuation. But is this a tipping point? What recent global economic moments can we look at to guess what comes next? Is this anything like Brexit? Does it share similarities to India’s demonetisation? Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat, and Tom Hamilton discuss.
Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:
Erwin Chemerinsky and Laurence H. Tribe: We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid
Yamini Aiyar, Dan Honig: Efficiency Isn't Everything
And a bonus extra from David Singh Grewal: Liberation Now?
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