Shortly after sitting back down at the resolute desk, President Donald Trump began a program of imposing tariffs to encourage negotiation and to correct trade imbalances. Some were small. Some were huge. Many were later reversed or challenged in court. Economics 101 suggests that tariffs are a tax and should produce both inflation and reduced consumer spending. This time has been different, and financial professionals need to wrestle with why.
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