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The_Edwards_Notebook-Tariffs_Are_Great061025 · The Ron Edwards American Experience V2

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  Speaker 1: Those who fight against President Trump's tariffs are either ignorant or,
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  Speaker 1: like many others, seek to derail the president and undermine
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  Speaker 1: our republic. L I'm Ron Edwards on today's page from
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  Speaker 1: the Evers Notebook, brought to you by rit Brand's premium
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  Speaker 1: products for your Body and Soul. Recently, the US trade
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  Speaker 1: deficit in goods and services narrowed sharply, falling to sixty
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  Speaker 1: one point six billion dollars in April, down from one
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  Speaker 1: hundred and thirty eight point three billion in March. That
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  Speaker 1: was the largest monthly improvement on record due to a
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  Speaker 1: steep drop in imports and continued strength in US exports.
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  Speaker 1: The sixteen point three percent decline in imports, the biggest
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  Speaker 1: on record, coincided with the introduction of new US tear
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  Speaker 1: schedules and followed a month of accelerated purchasing by companies
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  Speaker 1: anticipating higher duties. Analysts noticed that much of the shift
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  Speaker 1: reflected a hangover after months of elevated imports, as businesses
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  Speaker 1: rushed to break in goods before Trump instituted reciprocal tariffs.
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  Speaker 1: At the same time, US exports increased by three percent.
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  Speaker 1: The rise in US exports suggest that fears of foreign
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  Speaker 1: retaliation against rightful US tariffs may have been overstated. Thank you,
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  Speaker 1: President Trump for seeking to even the trade playing field.
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