European Central Banker Lagarde Argues "We're Yet to Feel the Pain" on Trump's Tariffs

Oct 19, 2025 | European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde predicted on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that more of the costs of President Trump's tariffs could be passed on from businesses to consumers. And she weighed in on the increasingly tense U.S.-China trade talks.

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Why Tariffs Won’t Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs, Krugman Explains

Sep 13, 2025 | Nobel laureate Paul Krugman argues that tariff “chaos” and Trump's immigration policies are the real drag on growth by raising costs, freezing investment, and ultimately hitting consumers. He says a 1950s-style manufacturing revival is illusory, tariff revenue won’t fix the deficit, and U.S. trade-rule credibility has suffered lasting damage. On New York City politics, he expects only marginal policy shifts if Democratic nominee for mayor Zohran Mamdani wins.

IHIP News: Trump Caught in Massive Lie as His Tariffs Backfire on Him

Sep 2, 2025 | Trump's tariff nightmare continues.

Trump’s Illegal Tariffs Ruling May Be Overturned by Supreme Court

Sep 1, 2025 | “We’re living in the age of Trump.”

After the US Court of Appeals ruled that Trump’s tariffs are illegal, the court will likely proceed to the Supreme Court which has been “pretty supportive of any matter that Trump” has raised to them, says Doug Sosnik.

'Taxation without Representation': Prof. Tribe Breaks Down Trump's Loss on Tariffs in Appeals Court

Aug 30, 2025 | Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe speaks to MSNBC’s Ali Velshi about the next steps after a federal appeals court declared most of the Trump tariffs under IEEPA illegal.

BREAKING: Trump Tariffs Found ILLEGAL by US Appeals Court

Aug 29, 2025 | "In a huge blow to the White House, and a big win for everyone else, a federal appeals court has just ruled that Trump's sprawling tariffs are unlawful and invalid," says Chris Hayes. Our next MSNBC Live event is on October 11th in New York City! Buy Tickets Now: msnbc.com/live25

US President Trump's 50% Tariff on India Kicks In | BBC News

Aug 27, 2025 | Donald Trump's steep 50% tariffs on India have kicked in, weeks after the US president issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% penalty on India over its purchases of Russian oil and weapons.

This makes India - one of the US's strongest partners in the Indo-Pacific - among the countries hit with the highest tariffs in the world. This could deal a blow to exports and growth in the world's fifth largest economy, given that the US was, until recently, India's largest trading partner.

Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a promise to cut taxes to mitigate the economic impact of Trump's tariffs. He has also urged domestic self-reliance.

He said that a Diwali gift in the form of a "massive tax bonanza" was on its way for the common man and the millions of small businesses that power Asia's third largest economy.

Michael Lambert: The World Is in Chaos but There May Be an Answer

Aug 16, 2025 | The world seems to be in chaos. In the US, the UK, Europe and many other countries’ economies are under pressure, societies are fracturing, and trust in politics is at rock bottom.

In the USA, Donald Trump is causing chaos over his tariffs and other policies whilst in the UK, Brexit has destined the economy to seemingly endless decline.

There is a cost of living crisis in many other countries but China, which has experienced an economic miracle over the past forty years, seems to faring better than most and set to overtake the US as the strongest economy in the world.

Climate change continues to be one of the great problems facing humanity whilst both Trump and the Reform UK claim it is either a hoax or and exaggerated threat.

The steady movement of wealth to a very small number of very rich people also threatens the prosperity of the world.

However, there may be a solution in AI or artificial intelligence. This will transform most businesses and will rapidly spread to all commercial and government activities. It will be resisted but will prevail. AI will manage affairs more efficiently and without corruption. In time it will replace politicians.

'Horror Scenario': US Slaps Switzerland with Tariffs | DW News

Aug 15, 2025 | The United States has imposed a 39 percent tariff on Swiss exports — more than double the EU rate and nearly four times that of the UK. Switzerland’s tech sector warns the move could threaten jobs, with luxury watches, industrial machinery, cheese, and chocolate among the affected goods. The US accounts for almost 20 percent of Swiss exports.

The Swiss Lived in Splendid Isolation for Years. Trump’s Tariffs Have Shattered That Complacency

THE GUARDIAN: The shockwaves sent by the US president could finally push Switzerland closer to the EU

Growing up in Zurich often felt like being removed from the world. It shouldn’t be that way: after all, Switzerland is at the heart of Europe. Riding on the cosy Zurich trams, one hears all the world’s languages; and the airport offers more direct intercontinental flights than Berlin. And yet, coming of age in Switzerland is like sitting in an aquarium looking at the world through a thick bulletproof window.

That glass was shattered last week when Donald Trump announced 39% tariffs on Swiss exports. The US is the most important destination for Swiss products: 18.6% of all its exports go there. If Trump maintains the tariffs, sales to the US “will be effectively annihilated”, said Switzerland’s industry lobbying group. The rightwing Swiss business minister, Guy Parmelin, announced a furlough programme to shield the economy from “mass layoffs”. The tabloid newspaper Blick captured the mood with a stark black front page, pronouncing it a “black day” for Switzerland. » | Joseph de Weck | Wednesday, August 13, 2025

"This Is Dictatorship, NOT Presidency!" - Jeffrey Sachs Tears Trump Tariffs

Aug 9, 2025 | In this hard-hitting segment, acclaimed economist Jeffrey Sachs calls out Trump’s tariff strategy as “delusional” and economically flawed. Sachs dismantles the myth that trade deficits mean the U.S. is being “ripped off,” and underscores that the real issue is spending, not cheating.

Trump's Fake Tariffs Kick In as Economy Slows and the World Holds Its Breath for Recession

Aug 8, 2-25 | On the day that tariffs kick in, Donald Trump called reporters to the Oval Office on Thursday to present fake charts that he claimed show the U.S. economy is solid following a jobs report last week that raised red flags and led to the Republican firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Trump Said He Would Double Tariffs on India as Punishment for Buying Russian Oil.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: President Trump announced on Wednesday that he would double tariffs on India, to 50 percent, beginning this month as punishment for the country’s continued purchase of Russian oil.

Mr. Trump coupled the new, punishing tariff level with a threat to impose similar penalties on other countries that buy Russian energy as he sought to use trade policies to pressure the Kremlin into resolving the war in Ukraine.

Under a new executive order, India would face a 25 percent tariff starting on Aug. 27 if it continues to buy oil from Russia. That would be in addition to a 25 percent duty that Mr. Trump announced last week, citing unfair trade barriers, which he plans to implement beginning Thursday. » | Tony Romm | Reporting from Washington | Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Brazil: Bolsonaro under House Arrest, Escalating Tensions with Trump

Aug 5, 2025 | Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been placed under house arrest by the Supreme Court.

He’s on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup to remain in office after he was defeated at the ballot box in 2022. The far-right leader denies he tried to overthrow the country’s current president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

Donald Trump’s administration has condemned the arrest calling it politically motivated and a silencing of the opposition.

Investor Confidence in EU Drops after Trump’s Brussels Trade Deal

THE GUARDIAN: Agreement is said to ‘dampen the mood’, with the US viewed as the winner at the expense of the eurozone

Investor confidence in the EU has fallen sharply after Donald Trump’s trade agreement with Brussels, amid mounting concern about the economic hit from the US president’s tariff war.

The latest snapshot from the Sentix index showed that investor sentiment fell significantly at the start of the month after the deal last week between Trump and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen.

The data provider said its weekly survey of thousands of investors in more than 20 countries showed that the pact was a “deal that dampens the mood”, with Trump and the US viewed as “winners” at the expense of the eurozone.

“The result is devastating for the eurozone,” said Manfred Hübner, the managing director of the Sentix economic index. “The current situation and expectations are both declining. The wrinkles of concern in the economy are deepening again.” » | Richard Partington | Senior economics correspondent | Monday, August 4, 2025

Fareed's Take: Trump's Tariffs Have Caused a Seismic Shift in World Affairs

Aug 3, 2025 | "How is it a victory for the US that low-income Americans will now pay a good bit more for food and clothes at places like Costco and Walmart?" CNN's Fareed Zakaria asks, going on to note "the broadest effect of these tariffs will be to change the basic structure of the world economy."

This Isn’t a Presidency, It’s a One-Man Circus’: Sachs Tears Into Trump’s Trade War

Aug 3, 2025 | Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs tore into Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats, branding them “Mickey Mouse economics” and accusing the former president of unleashing chaos on global markets. In a scathing takedown, Sachs said Trump’s trade logic was so flawed that “he wouldn’t pass a basic econ class,” slamming the former president’s obsession with trade deficits as “childish and dangerous.” Sachs blamed Trump’s economic policies for triggering a $10 trillion loss in global wealth, warning that the U.S. is now flirting with authoritarianism under “one-man rule by emergency decree.” Dismissing Trump’s talk of foreign nations “cheating” the U.S., Sachs countered: “It’s not a trade issue—it’s a spending problem.” The blistering critique comes amid rising fears that Trump’s return to power could reignite economic instability worldwide.

Ashish Prashar on Trump's Nonsense Trade Deals and Leveraging Humanitarian Aid for Gaza with Tariffs

Aug 4, 2025 | Political strategist and human rights activist Ashish Prashar joins Anthony Davis to discuss the fallout from Trump’s random tariff reboot as allies are punished by nonsense trade deals. Plus Trumps threatens geopolitical fallout with Canada, UK and France as they join 147 nations recognizing a Palestinian state in the face of mass starvation - only on The Weekend Show.

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Trump Hits Brazil with Tariffs over Bolsonaro Trial | DW News

Aug 2, 2025 | Brazil’s finance minister says the Trump administration’s tariffs are “more favourable” than he expected, but that there is still “a lot of injustice” in the measures. Trump's order adds a 40 percent levy on Brazilian goods, bringing the total up to 50 percent. The tariffs affect coffee and meat, two major Brazilian exports, but exempts hundreds of other products. Today in Sao Paulo, demonstrators gathered outside the US Consulate. They claim that Trump is using tariffs to force Brazil into dropping the trial of his ally, former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro.

Wall Street Update: Dow Tumbles over 500 Points amid New Tariffs, Weak Jobs Report

Aug 1, 2025 | As the global trade market is hit with President Trump's new tariffs, the latest jobs report shows job growth has slowed sharply. Trump is blaming Fed Chair Jerome Powell for the weak report. NBC News' Shannon Pettypiece and Garrett Haake have the latest reporting. Axios Chief Economic Correspondent Neil Irwin joins Ana Cabrera to share his analysis.