Duty regime: America’s consumers will foot the tariff bill
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 7 August 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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As yet another tranche of Donald Trump’s tariffs takes effect, we look at why the duties might outlast him—and how American consumers will ultimately shoulder the trade war’s costs. Our correspondent visits US Space Command, which is preparing for a new age of combat in the heavens. And Gen Z’s obsession with big, personalised water bottles.
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| 1:05.6 | The Economist. |
| 1:15.4 | Hello and welcome to the intelligence from The Economist. |
| 1:16.9 | I'm your host, Jason Palmer. |
| 1:21.6 | Every weekday, we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. We pay a visit to U.S. Space Command, which is a cavernous layer inside a volcano. |
| 1:33.3 | Just kidding, it's an office building, but the kind of dramatic combat it's preparing for is straight out of the movies. |
| 1:40.3 | And you'll have noticed that young people are never without a ready supply of water, |
| 1:47.1 | often in an enormous bottle, which is often glammed up and personalized. We look at what's |
| 1:52.6 | behind this thirst for a liquid asset. |
| 2:05.6 | First up, though... Dozens and dozens of countries just got it in the neck. Over night, yet another trench of tariffs |
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