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Why Donald Trump’s tariffs are failing to break global trade
Six months on from ‘Liberation Day’, things look surprisingly rosy.
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How other countries navigate America’s tariffs – and China’s industrial glut – will shape the next phase of global trade, says the writer.
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On April 2, US President Donald Trump unveiled his “Liberation Day” tariffs
The numbers were nonsense, but the message was clear: The age of free trade was over.

