Trump tariffs: Bargaining tool or preface to a global trade war?

Published March 28, 2025 5:55am ET



There has been an aspect of “will he, won’t he?” in terms of President Donald Trump introducing long-promised tariffs in recent weeks. It now appears settled that such tariffs are here to stay, at least for now anyway.

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