Why Trump’s Tariffs Are Doing Limited Harm in Latin America
By
Arturo C. Porzecanski
Except for Mexico, the region will not be significantly impacted.
The Trump administration’s aggressive use of import tariffs to advance a highly nationalistic economic and political agenda is imposing costs on consumers and businesses in the United States and abroad. Depending on the extent of retaliatory measures, the greatest potential for damage internationally is faced by the companies, industries and countries most closely integrated with the U.S. economy: Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea and the United Kingdom. Despite the uncertainty caused by successive but inconsistent announcements involving the new levies—and a pending U.S. Supreme...
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