Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs are merely an amuse-bouche

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The consensus in the trade (and the City) is that UK food and drink suppliers have got off lightly when it comes to exports

In Canadian supermarkets, the response to Donald Trump’s tariffs has been simple: bottles of bourbon and other US drinks have been pulled summarily from shelves. It’s an escalation straight out Trump’s playbook, with devastating consequences for US suppliers as sales don’t just drop, as with tariffs, they disappear completely.

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