Category: Global Trade
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Tariffs, Turbulence, and Opportunity
Turning Trade Shocks Into Strategic Advantage: How Pacific Square Helps Companies Navigate the New Era of Supply Chain Risk In an increasingly multipolar and protectionist world, the lines between trade, national security, and industrial policy are blurring fast. The recent expansion of U.S. tariffs on imported goods—impacting everything from metals and semiconductors to aerospace components—has…
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Trump administration’s tariff calculation Explained
Trump’s New Tariff Formula On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a new tariff policy, introducing a 10% universal import duty on all goods entering the United States, with higher, country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs for approximately 60 nations. Where: The official formula for calculating the “reciprocal” tariffs on countries, as published by the U.S. Trade…
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President Trump’s Bold Reset of U.S. Trade Policy
Trump’s “Liberation Day” and the New Economic Doctrine of America First On April 2, 2025, President Donald J. Trump stood at the White House and declared what he called the “Declaration of Economic Independence.” Backed by sweeping policy changes, he unveiled a 10% universal tariff on all imports, along with country-specific penalties designed to target…