This post was originally published on The Economic Times
US President Donald Trump is pressing on with his tariff agenda after a major setback from the Supreme Court, looking to use different avenues to enact the levies.
Trump will sign a directive in the coming days raising his global tariff to 15% “where appropriate” and is seeking “continuity” with nations that struck trade deals, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday.
Here are some of the charts that appeared on Bloomberg this week on the latest developments in the global economy, markets and geopolitics:
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Over the last year, countries from Japan to the UK have given a lot to the US to secure relief from Trump’s tariffs. Now the tariff landscape has completely shifted, and many of the advantages of making a deal with Trump are gone.
BloombergGlobal debt accumulated last year at the fastest pace since the pandemic, driven by rising investment in national security. Japan, US, Italy, and France were among the advanced economies with the highest public-sector debt
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