Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about Trump tariffs, Taco, and Stagflation.

Almost as if simply to prove Taco wrong, Trump decided to move forward with raising some tariffs.

The U.S. has doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from every

country except the U.K., which doesn't send us a lot of the metals anyway. The U.K. probably

got the exception because they've already worked out a deal with the U.S. Two countries that will be hit

hard by the increase will be Canada and Mexico. You know,

two of our most important trading partners. So, how are Trump's economic policies working out

overall? Well, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,

the policies are basically damaging the entire world's economy.

Seriously.

In March, the OECD was saying the U.S. would see a 2.2% expansion in GDP.

The estimate has been slashed to just 1.6% this year and 1.5 in 2026. That's right. They're

already predicting the effects will last into next year. Keep in mind it was 2.8% last year.

The OECD revised the global economy's growth down as well. Quote,

global GDP growth is projected to slow from 3.3% in 2024 to 2.9% this year and in

26. The analysis went on to note, quote, the slowdown is concentrated in the United States,

Canada, and Mexico. Now, does the report specifically named Trump as the cause of damaging the

world's economy? Not exactly, but it does say, quote, the global outlook is

becoming increasingly challenging, substantial increases in barriers to trade, tighter financial

conditions, weaker business and consumer confidence, and heightened policy uncertainty,

will all have marked adverse effects on growth prospects

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