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Trump’s tariffs were meant to shrink the trade deficit—but the $106 billion gap just reached its widest since before ‘Liberation Day’ (finance.yahoo.com)
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USA is the 3rd (IIRC) most populous country, with a very high purchasing power parity. Even if they start manufacturing, they will not find as many buyers.

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