
By Peter Thal Larsen
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Follow on Apple or Spotify. Listen on the Reuters app. Read the episode transcript.
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Donald Trump’s tariff policy threatens to make Americans poorer while failing to bring back lost manufacturing jobs. In this episode of The Big View podcast, author Philip Coggan explores the parallels with Britain’s foolish return to the gold standard a century ago.
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