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The trade war isn’t over yet

Economics

Tariffs

The trade war isn’t over yet

Some countries have yielded, but others are clearly holding out, and may well make the calculation that the US has more to lose than they do

Ross Clark

Trump has gained the upper hand over China

As America settles its trade disagreements with the rest of the world, it is Xi Jinping who now most needs the tariff pause to continue

Michael Simmons

Did Trump win the US-EU trade negotiations?

It is easy to admire Trump’s negotiating tactics. But that doesn’t mean that the US will end up being the big winner from higher import tariffs

Ross Clark

The truth about the Trump ‘trade deals’

While the President can make good on his promise to hike tariffs, he cannot make other countries shoulder the tax bill

Kate Andrews

Tariffs

Trump’s Japan deal is a hollow victory

Trump will be able to claim a negotiating success. But that doesn’t mean Americans will be better off for it

Ross Clark

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