The Trump slump: Will tariffs push the US into recession?

The Trump slump: Will tariffs push the US into recession?

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Fears have set in over a potential American recession thanks to Donald Trump’s on-again off-again trade wars. Just today the president doubled tariffs on Canadian metals to a whopping 50pc.

Shares are dropping like flies amid the uncertainty, with Elon Musk’s Tesla one of the worst hit. Meanwhile Trump is saying the economy is just in “a period of transition”.

Kamal and Camilla ask if the president’s strategy of short term pain for long term gain will pay off, and what impact it could have on the rest of the world.

And as the Metropolitan Police launch a formal investigation into Reform MP Rupert Lowe over allegations of threats against Zia Yusuf, can the party survive this storm? And we unpack the curious political bromance between Lowe and the tech billionaire Elon Musk...

Producer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan

Senior Producer: John Cadigan

Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells

Social Media Producer: Rachel Duffy

Video Editor: Valerie Browne

Studio Director: Meghan Searle

Editor: Camilla Tominey

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