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So, we recorded an episode a couple of hours ago, and we were just about to publish it, and then guess what?
Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial.
What he said is that he's raised the tariffs on China to 125%.
He blamed what he calls their lack of respect for the world's markets.
But, he's also said he's authorised a 90-day pause, as he describes it,
in all caps, on the other tariffs imposed, lowering them all to 10%.
Because he says everyone is ringing up various US departments, the government, him trying to renegotiate their deals.
He finishes his post with the words, Thank you for your attention to this matter.
So, thank you for your attention to this episode, where we analyse the economics of Trump's trade policy.
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