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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Heather Stewart

Donald Trump’s cartoon-like chaos leaves US economy on unstable course

Donald Trump
Donald Trump appears to have such a love of political drama. Photograph: Kyle Mazza/Rex/Shutterstock

Ten days reporting from the US – in Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and just across the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia – gave me a fascinating snapshot of what feels like the slow-motion unravelling of the world’s largest economy.

So many conversations featured uncertainty and wariness; and weariness, too, as businesses and consumers weigh up every decision, against the backdrop of the chaos emanating from the White House.

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