Amazing to see Economist do podcasts right 😀
On the latest episode of Insider, I sat down with my colleagues Edward Carr, Henry Curr and John Prideaux to discuss the growth of America’s economy despite Donald Trump’s trade and immigration restrictions. After “Liberation Day” in April, Henry was pretty unequivocal about Mr Trump’s tariffs being one of the most harmful and unnecessary mistakes of the modern era. But nearly seven months on the American economy hasn’t crashed. Were we wrong? Watch the full show as we weigh up the consequences of Mr Trump’s tariff and border policies, and ask whether an economic reckoning awaits: econ.st/3LgNkF9