Sweeping impacts of new Trump tariffs on global economy

The World

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🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to start up new tariffs on dozens of countries, sowing more uncertainty in the global economy. Also, scientists are developing an early warning system as heavy rains induced by climate change trigger more landslides in India. And, a new study finds surprisingly high rates of long-COVID in Ethiopia and Uganda. Plus, the largest heavy metal festival in the world kicks of in a small village in Germany.

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0:34.8	A long list of U.S. trading partners are getting hit with steep tariffs.
0:39.7	Some are asking why.
0:41.3	If your objective is to grow the American economy, I don't think we could call this a success.
0:46.2	I'm Carolyn Beeler with the Trump tariffs being for the global economy.
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1:31.0	This is The World. I'm Carolyn Beeler. Thanks for joining us today. It has been a rough one for dozens of U.S. trading partners because they're now
1:36.5	staring down steep tariffs on exports to their biggest consumer market on earth. The new tariff
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