Morning Shot: Trade Wars and Changing Alliances - Trump’s Tariffs at the Crossroads

In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America's trading partners came into effect, US President Donald Trump made a tariff u-turn. Trump authorised a 90-day pause in the higher tariffs for most countries he announced last week - while maintaining a 10% baseline tariff across the board. But at the same time,Trump raised tariff rates on China to 125% after Beijing imposed additional retaliatory tariffs on US goods. On this episode of Morning Shot, Casey Mace, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Singapore shares his insights.  Presented by: Emaad Akhtar & Audrey SiekProduced by: Yeo Kai Ting ([email protected]) Photo credits: Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.