Saturday, August 9, 2025

Tariffs and Policy Contradictions

The Contradiction at the Heart of Trump’s Trade Deals
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/opinion/trump-trade-deals-fdi-foreign-investment-deficit.html
 
Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/business/trump-tariffs-car-prices.html
But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new car prices, analysts say.