Trump Pauses Tariffs for 90 Days but Should Consumers Be Preparing for Another Market Manipulation?

April 10, 2025

In This News Story: Jim Rounds

President Donald Trump on Wednesday backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days even as he further jacked up the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. Arizona’s Morning News asked ABC News White House correspondent Karen Travers if the tariffs were all about China. Jim Sharpe and LaDona Harvey also spoke with Valley economist Jim Rounds to see if and how American consumers should prepare for the more market manipulation.

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