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Trump rolled back tariffs on Brazilian exports and agricultural imports to ease soaring consumer costs, a move economists say implicitly acknowledges that tariffs raise prices. Justin Wolfers called the shift a rare admission of the policy’s inflationary impact, even as the administration downplays rising costs. The cuts target key grocery imports amid a worsening affordability crisis.

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00:00It's Benzinga bringing Wall Street to Main Street
00:02President Donald Trump rolled back tariffs on Brazilian exports and agricultural imports
00:07to address high consumer costs, according to Benzinga. Economist Justin Wolfers said
00:12the move is a remarkable admission that the trade policies have raised prices. In an analysis
00:17highlighted on X, he said cutting select tariffs shows the administration understands the economic
00:22impact, even while downplaying inflation publicly. Wolfers said the tariff rollback shows an
00:27acknowledgement that tariffs raised prices and questioned why most tariffs remain if cutting
00:32a few helps affordability. Trump cut tariffs on key imports to ease grocery costs as the
00:38affordability crisis worsened in November 2025. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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