Will the New Tariffs Tank the Economy?

Money Rehab with Nicole Lapin

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Education, Self-improvement, Business

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🗓️ 4 April 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The stock market just had its worst day since 2020, and Trump’s proposed “Liberation Day” tariffs are at the center of the storm. The administration is arguing that these sweeping international tariffs will be a win for American workers—promising to bring manufacturing back home, reduce the trade deficit, and generate revenue. But history—and economics—tell a more complicated story. Today, Nicole is joined by investor, author and podcaster James Altucher to break down what these tariffs will mean for the U.S. economy. Together, they dig into the real-world impact on inflation, jobs, trade relationships, and the markets. Is this the beginning of a new era of economic strength, or a fast track to recession? To check out James' podcast, click HERE. To subscribe to James' newsletter, click HERE. For all other James things, go HERE.

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0:00.0	I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.
0:06.9	It's time for some money rehab.
0:16.3	Oof, yesterday, the stock market had its worst day since 2020, and so did my portfolio. Thank you so much for asking. It has been rough. It's in response to Trump's Liberation Day tariffs, sweeping international tariffs that I'm going to dig into today. Trump says these tariffs will be good for American workers, that it will bring manufacturing back home, lower the trade deficit, and generate
0:37.9	revenue. But will it? Because when you start digging into what happens after big tariffs hit,
0:43.9	you start seeing phrases like supply chain shock, inflation spike, and my personal favorite,
0:49.2	global trade war. Tariffs can be a double-edged sword. They're meant to protect domestic industry, but they can also
0:55.9	hike prices for consumers. They can rattle markets, as we've seen. They can strain relationships with
1:01.0	global trading partners, too. And while it's easy to say buy American, it's a lot harder to do when
1:06.7	your grocery bill jumps and that iPhone you were planning to upgrade to suddenly costs 20% more.
1:11.8	So today I'm going to ask the big question. I think we all are thinking, will these tariffs help
1:15.7	the U.S. economy or hurt the U.S. Academy? And to help me unpack all of this, I'm joined by my friend,
1:21.0	investor, author, Money Rehab, alum, James Altiture. James argues that these tariffs might not be
1:26.5	the inflation bomb people are afraid of,
1:28.7	and that they could, in fact, create new leverage for the U.S. in future trade deals.
1:33.3	I play Devils advocate, of course. And then James and I zoom out and talk about what these
1:37.7	tariffs could mean for the stock market for jobs, inflation, Bitcoin, and of course the big one,
1:43.5	a recession.
1:46.8	James Altucher, welcome back to Money Rehab.
1:50.6	Nicole, so happy to be here.
1:52.8	This reminds me of those 5 a.m. moments when you were hosting that 5 a.m. show on CNBC.
1:59.6	And you would wake up for it.
2:01.7	I would wake up. So I'd wake up at like 3.30. I lived an hour away. I would get over there.
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