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Pauses, tweaks and can-kicking are new trade norms

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Reuters

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4.458 Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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The US inked a deal with the UK and agreed to freeze triple-digit tariffs on China. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists explain what these agreements reveal about the Trump administration’s negotiating hand, and what trade is likely to look like in the future. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.3

So essentially, you know, what does this mean for the U.S. trade partners who are trying to negotiate?

0:45.3

I think you can get a lot from the Trump administration while offering very, very, very little

0:51.3

because Trump has backed himself into a corner and is essentially negotiating

0:54.7

against himself.

0:59.3

And he just wants to get out of that corner and will take anything, literally anything,

1:03.8

as a win, including the promise of future talks. Trade wars are now giving way to trade deals.

1:14.8

Over the past week, the United Kingdom has inked a deal with India as well as the US.

1:19.7

And on Monday, the day of this podcast's recording, the US and China agreed to remove

1:24.7

triple-digit tariffs on each other for a period of 90 days,

1:29.1

which investors are hoping will deliver a more permanent trade agreement between the two

1:33.8

world's largest economies.

1:35.8

What these deals mean and how they're likely to impact the global economy is the focus

1:40.7

of this week's Views Room.

1:46.9

Welcome back to the Views Room,

1:48.7

the weekly podcast that invites you, the listener,

1:51.3

into a lively debate with Breaking Views columnists.

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