Understanding the Impact of Tariffs: Economic Insights and Global Trade Negotiations

Season 5, Episode 7: Welcome back to Keeping it Real with Dr. Kuehl! Chris talks about tariffs.

ASA Chief Economist Dr. Chris Kuehl is back with a special economic update podcast. In Season 5, Episode 7 (6:54 in length), Dr. Kuehl talks to members about the impact tariffs have and what is really going on.

• Have tariffs always been the go-to tool?
• What were they originally used for?
• Negotiation & trade – How does this play into tariffs as an incentive?
• Tariffs on Mexico & Canada, how long will this go on?
• Does this back and forth help businesses or hurt them?
• Immigration & the border – are we seeing this negotiation all around the world and not just the U.S.?
• Tariff %, what are we seeing?
• Trump being very communicative on decisions, does this help anything?
• Will we see a lot of reprieves this year?
• Tariffs are on again, off again… what advice does Chris have for ASA members?

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