Trump Pegs New Tariffs to a Payments Crisis Experts Doubt
US President Donald Trump
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With his move to impose new global tariffs, US President Donald Trump isn’t just trying to repair a trade policy dismantled by a Supreme Court rebuke. He’s also declaring the world’s largest economy is facing a profound balance-of-payments crisis.