[Financial Times]: Donald Trump’s beautiful trade war. By Edward Luce
“The political impact goes mostly in one direction. In theory, higher inflation and lower growth ought to harm a sitting president. Trump came to office vowing to lower prices — as distinct from reducing inflation — and is now delivering its opposite.”

https://on.ft.com/4iSZEaA

#trumptariffs #trumprecession

**US news | The Guardian** @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · 1h

US news | The Guardian @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu

Trump goes full gameshow host to push his tariff plan – and nobody’s a winner https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/02/trump-tariffs-white-house-sketch #Trumpadministration #Trumptariffs #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Worldnews #USeconomy #Economics #Business #USnews

The Guardian · 1hTrump goes full gameshow host to push his tariff plan – and nobody’s a winnerBy David Smith

**Francisca Sinn** @fsinn@mas.to · 1h

Francisca Sinn @fsinn@mas.to

WATCH LIVE: Senate expected to vote on resolution to undo Trump’s Canada tariffs

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-expected-to-vote-on-resolution-to-undo-trumps-canada-tariffs

PBS News · 3hWATCH LIVE: Senate expected to vote on resolution to undo Trump's Canada tariffsJust hours after Trump announced his plan for import taxes on a slew of international trading partners — his so-called “Liberation Day” — the Senate was expected to vote on a resolution that offers Republicans an off-ramp to the import taxes on Canada.

#Canada #TrumpTariffs #TradeWar

**US news | The Guardian** @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu · 1h

US news | The Guardian @theguardian_us_news@halo.nu

The Guardian · 1hLiberation from what? Trump promised lower prices – his tariffs risk the oppositeBy Callum Jones

***|FNAME|*** @Crispius@infosec.exchange · 1h

*|FNAME|* @Crispius@infosec.exchange

MAGAs are so fucking stupid.

“Trump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history”

#MAGA #USPol #TrumpTariffs

https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/31/economy/tariffs-largest-tax-hike/index.html

CNN · 2dTrump aide says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US historyBy Chris Isidore

**kaffando** @kaffando@mastodon.social · 1h

kaffando @kaffando@mastodon.social

About the only intelligent thing the Nationals leader David Littleproud has ever said.

#TrumpDictatorship #TrumpTariffs
#auspol

**Andrew M_Founder** @andrewmceo.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · 1h

Andrew M_Founder @andrewmceo.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

#Trumptariffs

**David August** @davidaugust@mastodon.online · 1h

David August @davidaugust@mastodon.online

Not targeted, not specific, they are blanket and random tariffs that make the ghosts of Herbert Hoover and Smoot & Hawley laugh at us.

An image displaying a list of tariffs announced by Trump for various countries. The text reads: 'Trump just announced the following tariffs for the following countries and a 10% baseline tariff on all others not listed.' The countries and their respective tariffs are: China 34%, EU 20%, Vietnam 46%, Japan 24%, Taiwan 32%, India 26%, Thailand 36%, South Korea 25%, Switzerland 31%, Indonesia 32%, Malaysia 24%, Cambodia 49%, UK 10%, South Africa 30%, Brazil 10%, Bangladesh 37%, Singapore 10%, Israel 17%, Philippines 17%, Chile 10%, Pakistan 29%, Sri Lanka 44%.

#USpol #economy #TrumpTariffs

**Gentleman of Leisure** @GofLeisure@mastodon.world · 1h

Gentleman of Leisure @GofLeisure@mastodon.world

Everybody’s getting a big haircut tomorrow. Like a good old American-you’re-in-the-Army #1 buzz haircut

#tariffs #taxes #investing

**ThePdog** @thepdog@mas.to · 1h

ThePdog @thepdog@mas.to

So, I guess this means things are going to get a lot more expensive. Oh boy!
#TrumpTariffs #costs #expensive #imports

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/trump-tariffs-live-updates.html

CNBCLive updates: Trump tariff plans finalized as U.S. trade partners brace for impact

**Gina Intheburg** @ginaintheburg@mastodon.world · 2h

Gina Intheburg @ginaintheburg@mastodon.world

Investors flee U.S. stocks as Trump's tariff plan shocks global markets

S&P 500 futures, which indicate where it will likely open on Thursday, plunged 3.5%. #Nasdaq 100 futures sold off by more than 4.3%, and #Dow futures slid about 1,000 points or 2.3%.

#TrumpTariffs

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/investors-flee-us-stocks-markets-react-sharply-trumps-tariff-plan-rcna199390

NBC News · 3hInvestors flee U.S. stocks as markets react sharply to Trump's tariff planBy Steve Kopack