How Trump Rewrote the Rules of Global Trade in One Year | WSJ #wsj #trump #trade
The Wall Street Journal·2026-04-03 00:22
One year ago today, Trump proclaimed Liberation Day, rewriting tariffs for virtually every US trading partner and sending tariff rates, which now average around 12%, on a roller coaster ride. >> April 2nd, 2025, will forever be remembered as the day American industry was reborn. In the years since, he's used those tariffs to rewrite US trade policy, moving from a model of cooperative trade agreements to one that emphasizes overt economic coercion against US allies and adversaries alike.Here's how we got her ...