Trump’s Tariff U-Turn (with Justin Wolfers)

Stay Tuned with Preet

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Society & Culture, Politics, Government, News

4.8 • 32.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Is Trump’s tariff rollout a three-dimensional chess game or an economic house fire? Economist Justin Wolfers breaks down the stock market crashing chaos, the erosion of global trust, the 125% tariffs on China, and what it all means for your wallet and America. You can now watch portions of our episodes on YouTube! Head to CAFE’s Youtube channel and subscribe. For a transcript of the episode, visit our website. Stay Tuned in Brief is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Please write to us with your thoughts and questions at [email protected], or leave a voicemail at 833-997-7338. Join the CAFE Insider community to stay informed without hysteria, fear-mongering, or rage-baiting. Head to cafe.com/insider to sign up. Thank you for supporting our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.4	From Cafe in the Vox Media Podcast Network, this is Stay Tuned in Brief.
1:12.2	I'm Preet Bharara.
1:13.7	If you have a 401k, a small business, or you buy like anything at all in this country,
1:19.6	you're probably worried about the tariff crisis.
1:22.4	President Trump's recent escalation of a global trade war sunk the markets.
1:26.9	Then on Wednesday, he announced a 90-day
1:29.2	pause on most tariffs. Much, of course, is still up in the air. To talk about it all, I'm joined
1:35.0	by Justin Wolfers, a renowned economist and professor at the University of Michigan. Professor
1:40.2	Wolfers has been a leading voice in analyzing these controversial new trade policies.
1:45.3	Justin Wolfers, welcome back to the show.
1:47.3	I'd like to say it's a pleasure, Prit. It's a pleasure to talk to you.
1:50.7	There's a lot going on. There's a lot going on. It is, I believe, Friday, April 11th, we're recording this.
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