2025 Flashback: Is Trump Repeating His 2018 Trade War Playbook—And Will It Work Again?
When Donald Trump imposed what he termed the “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025, many observers raised an eyebrow. Was this just another hardball negotiating tactic, or the beginning of a full-scale trade war redux reminiscent of 2018–19? At the center lies a familiar playbook: tying national security to trade, threatening high tariffs—10% baseline and […]
Week-by-Week: The Global Market Reaction to Trump’s 2025 Tariff Policy
In early 2025, President Donald J. Trump, reinstated to office, began rolling out a new series of tariffs aimed at reshaping the U.S. trade landscape. Trump’s administration cited national security, economic self-reliance, and job protection as key motivations for this aggressive trade policy shift. These moves reignited trade tensions with China, the European Union, and […]