Tariffs offer a chance to reset the economy

We need to take the steps necessary to thrive in a protectionist world where true friends will be in short supply

13 April 2025 - 00:00 By Sunday Times Editorial

US President Donald Trump’s tariffs two-step has thrown the world into turmoil, threatening livelihoods and raising new challenges for an international economy made complacent by the obvious though unequal benefits of globalisation...

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