CNA938 Rewind - Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is here – Is this setting free a trade war?

02 Apr 2025 09:12AM
9 mins
As the trade wars launched by US President Donald Trump continue to escalate, all eyes are on April 2. Trump has repeatedly called it “Liberation Day,” with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the US from a reliance on foreign goods. How will his plans pan out? Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman find out from Antonio Fatas, Professor of Economics, INSEAD