tariff
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The current average effective tariff rate in the U.S. stands at 11.8%, the highest level since the early 1940s if last year is excluded, according to estimates from the Budget Lab at Yale.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
"If we catch them doing that, they get a 50 percent tariff, which is a staggering -- that's a staggering amount," Trump told Bartiromo.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
There, prime minister Mark Carney rowed back the extra tariff on some Chinese electric vehicles.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
U.S. stocks have staged a big rebound over the past two weeks following what was, by some measures, the worst stretch for the market since last April’s tariff tumult.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
“So six bolts of silk at twice the price, plus the tariff, but minus my bargain to you as a Zoroastrian would be one hundred forty-seven drachms.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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