Wall of duties: Trump’s towering tariffs
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The Economist
4.3 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 3 April 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Even in the run-up to Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff hikes, few had expected such colossal levies. Our correspondent explains how they will shake America’s economy and global trade. After Sudanese government forces retake Khartoum, will this alter the course of the civil war (10:32)? And Shonda Rhimes is shaping watching habits (18:12).
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| 1:25.6 | but government troops recently took back Khartoum from the rebel occupying force. |
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