Trade TalksTrade TalksTrade TalksTrade Talks
  • Episodes
  • About
  • Subscribe
    • on Apple Podcasts
    • on Spotify
    • on Amazon Music
    • on Bluesky
    • on X
  • For Educators
  • Newsletter
April 3, 2025 • Trade Talks

207. What happened on Trump’s tariff day

https://traffic.libsyn.com/a849e45d-f5c6-43a9-a921-263a0bee375a/tt04032025.mp3

Soumaya Keynes (Financial Times) joins to cohost an emergency episode explaining President Trump’s sweeping April 2 tariff announcement. Bown and Keynes turn to Douglas A. Irwin on history, Maurice Obstfeld on the US dollar, and Kathleen Claussen on law to clarify what we know about the tariff actions so far (29:14).

Episode transcript [PDF]
  • Series: Trade Talks
  • Previous Post

    206. Paul Krugman talks trade, industrial policy, and Trump →
  • Next Post

Recent Episodes

  • 207. What happened on Trump’s tariff day
  • 206. Paul Krugman talks trade, industrial policy, and Trump
  • 205. Trump’s Ukraine minerals deal and China
  • 204. Is Europe ready for Trump?
  • 203. What if Trump halts duty-free packages from China?
Trade Talks is supported by the Peterson Institute for International Economics.  
© 2025, Trade Talks
  • Episodes
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • For Educators
  • Newsletter