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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Callum Jones in New York

How Trump’s dizzying jerks and jolts on tariffs are ‘freezing’ US business

Orange hand in suit holds hammer to globe
‘Each abrupt and erratic jerk and jolt on policy in Washington reverberates around the world.’ Illustration: Rita Liu/Guardian

Donald Trump declared there to be “no room left” for a deal with Canada and Mexico this week, launching a trade war against his nation’s closest allies that he presented as an effort to protect America’s soul.

Then he pulled back. It wasn’t his first feint and retreat. It probably won’t be the last.

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