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Trump's First 100 Days: Tariffs As Foreign Policy

2025/4/24
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Tamara Keith: 我关注到特朗普总统将关税形容为‘字典里最美丽的词语之一’，并声称其益处巨大。然而，市场数据却显示出相反的结果，道琼斯工业平均指数下跌，食品杂货价格居高不下，消费者信心指数下降，经济预测师们也表达了担忧。 Asma Khalid: 特朗普政府最初的目标是通过对等关税来平衡贸易，但最终保留了对大多数国家10%的关税，并对中国实施了145%的关税。这一举措导致美中贸易几乎陷入停滞。特朗普政府将关税视为一种多功能工具，旨在促进美国制造业回流，并作为与其他国家谈判的筹码，甚至涉及移民和毒品等问题。然而，这种做法存在内在矛盾，因为如果企业将制造业转移回美国，关税收入就会下降。 Alina Selyukh: 关税政策给美国企业带来了极大的不确定性，影响了它们的规划和经营。许多企业不得不考虑提高价格以应对成本增加。一些企业已经开始将生产线转移回美国，但这是一个缓慢而昂贵的过程，并非一蹴而就。将生产线从中国转移到其他国家，成本也会显著增加，美国并非最廉价的生产地。关税的影响尚未完全体现在消费者价格上，许多企业仍在销售之前的库存商品，价格上涨可能需要时间。尽管通货膨胀有所缓解，但消费者信心指数处于低位，人们对经济前景感到焦虑，并出现防御性消费行为。广泛的关税政策缺乏清晰性，给美国企业带来挑战，因为他们难以确定新的供应链来源。美国制造商品的价格通常高于进口商品，这使得消费者更倾向于购买价格更低的进口商品。

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This chapter explores President Trump's economic policies, particularly his use of tariffs. It examines the stated goals of these tariffs, the market's reaction, and the contradictions inherent in the policy.
  • Trump views tariffs as a tool to bring manufacturing back to the US and as a negotiation tactic.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down, grocery prices are high, and consumer sentiment is low despite Trump's claims of success.
  • There's a contradiction: if companies move manufacturing to the US, they won't pay tariffs, reducing the promised revenue.

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Donald Trump has repeatedly said that "tariff" is "one of the most beautiful words in the dictionary." In his administration's first 100 days, Trump has introduced sweeping tariffs with a goal to reduce America's trade deficit with foreign countries and to increase domestic manufacturing. This episode: senior White House correspondents Tamara Keith and Asma Khalid and business correspondent Alina Selyukh.*The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics).*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)