I'm no economy expert, but raising tariffs is usually just a patch over an open wound... It can't fix the "local" economy overnight, it's just trying to weaken other market participants... That being said, others can "redirect" their trading to other places... In the end, it's all about margins and profits...
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True, it doesn't feel like part of a well co-ordinated long term plan to manage the US economy, that's for sure!