ECONOMIC GROWTH

Preparing for Trump's tariff curveballs

The ripple effect of Donald Trump’s shock introduction of tariffs to goods going into the US has been felt globally. But how could it affect local communities? Emily Twinch finds out.

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Uncertainty can destabilise us all. And that is no less true for businesses and the world economy.

But uncertainty is exactly what Donald Trump has brought us all in his second stint as the US president. He has thrown financial markets and businesses into turmoil with tariffs over the past three months, including slapping a 25% tax on all vehicle, steel and aluminium imports to the US and 10% on other imported goods from the UK to the US.

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