April 28, 2025: Trump’s Tariffs Have Created the Deal Zone

“Investors feel the whiplash as markets react to on-again, off-again tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. The recent 90-day pause led to sighs of relief in some quarters and consternation in others — but Trump’s effort to remake the global economy is just starting.”

This is the opener to a piece, appearing in numerous US newspapers, which provides the answer to the question being asked by many nations: “What does President Trump want in a deal?”. Shanker Singham discusses that the answer to that question was already presented in the National Trade Estimate and the non-tariff barriers detailed there.

Read the entire piece by clicking below.