Will Trump's Titanic Tariff Plan Hit An Iceberg, And Who Goes Down With The Ship?

April 09, 2025 00:14:19
Will Trump's Titanic Tariff Plan Hit An Iceberg, And Who Goes Down With The Ship?
Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog
Will Trump's Titanic Tariff Plan Hit An Iceberg, And Who Goes Down With The Ship?

Apr 09 2025 | 00:14:19

/

Show Notes

President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs are now in place, creating self-inflicted choppy waters, as RMS Trump sails on through a flog of confusion, dealing a thunderous blow to the world economy as he pushes forward efforts to drastically reorder global trade. Trump argues that the taxes will boost US prosperity and revive domestic manufacturing, but his approach has drawn criticism from Wall Street, economists and some in Trump’s own party, who have questioned the administration’s methodology and warned of an economic fallout that could include higher consumer prices and slower growth, if not a recession. He has long argued […]

Other Episodes

Episode

May 28, 2026 00:20:20
Episode Cover

RBNZ Hawkish Rate Hold Spells Higher Rates Ahead… But…

The New Zealand Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee voted to hold the OCR at 2.25 percent. Interestingly the decision was a split vote between...

Listen

Episode 0

September 04, 2021 00:24:56
Episode Cover

A Rumble In The Jungle! [Rant]

In this unscripted rant I discuss some of the main questions I think about concerning the Australian economy. Do central banks know what they...

Listen

Episode

June 19, 2024 01:27:32
Episode Cover

DFA Live Q&A HD Replay: The Housing Poker Game: With Leith van Onselen

This is an edited version of a live discussion, with Leith van Onselen, Chief Economist at Nucleus Wealth, and co-founder of MacroBusiness. In this...

Listen