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- The Trump administration's strategy for trade deals involves an initial period of higher tariffs (30% on China, 10% on others) followed by a 12-month window for countries to lower non-tariff barriers and open their economies.
- Extending the deadline and establishing permanently higher tariffs would be positive for business planning, employment, and financial markets.
- This approach is expected to generate $400 billion in annual revenue for US taxpayers.
- Trade partners will be satisfied with a 10% tariff rate.
- The administration's trade strategy has potentially outsmarted all critics and opponents.
- Prolonged elevated uncertainty carries greater downside risk for the economy, as depicted in the provided chart showing real GDP response to policy uncertainty shocks.
- The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to restart swift deportation of migrants.
- Deportations are permitted to countries other than migrants' home countries.
- The ruling lifts a previous restriction on these removals.
- President Trump revealed details of a planned partnership between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel.
- Trump plans to hike tariffs on imported steel to 50% from 25%.
- Higher tariffs would help establish a more equitable trade landscape.
- The Supreme Court ruled, allowing the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from 500,000 migrants.
- This ruling could expose nearly 1 million people to deportation.
- The previous lower-court order protected 500,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.
- Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials are wary of their potential designation as 'sanctuary' jurisdictions.
- Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are under review by Homeland Security.