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Trump’s tariff gambit: As allies prepare to strike back, a costly trade war looms

  • Written by Bedassa Tadesse, Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota Duluth

On Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a plan to slap steep tariffs on imports from key American trading partners – 25% on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% on imports from China. His stated reason? To curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking.

Both Mexico and Canada managed to buy some time. After urgent...

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