He repeated it repeatedly: “Tariffs” is Donald Trump’s favorite word. And the 47th American president seems to want to draw new customs of customs rights to each new diplomatic annoyance. What create a certain confusion. Because to justify these measures, Washington mixes everything: the fight against fentanyl traffic, securing borders to prevent uncontrolled immigration … but also and above all the trade balances which are unfavorable to it.
In addition, after announcing an increase of 25 % on products from Mexico and Canada, Donald Trump returned to his decision by promising an additional one month. At the risk of revealing his negotiation tactic a little too much. “He has promised a lot, but that are contradictory,” notes Raphaël Gallardo, the economist chief of the French investment fund Carmignac. Its analysis is to be found in our long format, to look on our site, and all our social networks.