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A second dose of Trump on trade would differ from the first

Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems.

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Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participates in a Fox News town hall with Laura Ingraham in Greenville, South Carolina, U.S. February 20, 2024.  REUTERS/Sam Wolfe

Former US president Donald Trump’s second term would have echoes of his first.

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Soumaya Keynes

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Turns out, Donald Trump still likes tariffs. In his bid for a second term, he is promising a 10 percentage point tariff increase on all America’s trading partners, and

dangling a tariff on Chinese imports of at least 60 per cent

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All that might sound similar in tone to his first term, but trade watchers should quell any sense of nostalgia. His return could be quite different.

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