Economist: Tariffs create market uncertainty

Economist Cornelia Meyer says Trump’s tariff policies are creating investor uncertainty and adding unpredictability to markets. #Trumptariffs

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00:00Cornelia, actually, you know, as we were talking earlier, Trump has paused tariffs on everyone but China for 90 days.

00:08And this has caused a major backlog for businesses around the world.

00:13What does a pause actually in supplies mean for global trade?

00:19Well, it's not a it's it's it's it's it's a temporary brief, but you don't know where it's going.

00:26And and it's very bad. Let's say you're an exporter in Germany.

00:30You don't know, you know, when you when are you loading the ship to bring the goods to the States?

00:38You don't know when there will be hit with tariffs, whether they will be hit with tariffs.

00:42It's it's an impossible situation in terms of pricing.

00:46So it's it's huge instability for anybody who is involved in trade.