Confused about Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs? Here’s where we stand as of now

It’s like a complicated relationship — on again, off again. We are talking about Donald Trump’s tariff policy. The US president has confounded world stock markets and allies with the imposition of harsh levies and then suspending them. He announced an exemption on electronic devices such as smartphones and computers, only to later say it will be short-lived. Now he plans to slap new duties on semiconductors in a month or so

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