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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Gautam Malkani

‘There’s a whipsaw nature to it’: how we’ve covered Donald Trump’s tumultuous trade wars

Donald Trump and Mark Carney
Donald Trump and Mark Carney – the Canadian PM has emerged as one of the few global leaders willing to stand up to the US president. Composite: Guardian Design/Anaïs Mims/Getty Images

Reporting on international trade disputes is challenging enough at the best of times. But how do you cover a chaos-riven trade war launched against the whole world by a US president who acts as if he doesn’t understand how trade and tariffs work?

With the recent showdown between the US and Canada, our reporters have been reflecting on how they’ve kept our audience properly informed during the 15 months since Donald Trump dramatically announced a slew of tariffs in the White House Rose Garden.

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