BREAKINGVIEWS-US tariff posturing is dangerous game of chicken: podcast
The hosts are Reuters Breakingviews columnists. The opinions expressed are their own.
By Jonathan Guilford and Aimee Donnellan
NEW YORK/LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.
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Donald Trump’s hastily enacted and retracted trade wars are ratcheting up global tensions as Europe, China and Latin American countries prepare to retaliate. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate the motivation for trade wars and why there will be no winners.
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FURTHER READING
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