President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs have strained diplomatic ties, shaken markets and confounded entire industries.
The latest rollback came on Wednesday, when Trump said he would back down on his “reciprocal” tariffs — which had sent markets into a tailspin and threatened to upend global trade — for most of the world for the next 90 days. Stocks soared after the announcement, but economists warned that American importers were not out of danger.
All of these moves raise a question: Who are the people behind President Trump’s trade strategy? Our finance reporter explains what to know about the president’s advisers.
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