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Apr 2025
25m 40s

Will tariffs lead to a recession?

GOLDMAN SACHS
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The Trump administration’s tariff moves are turning US trade policy on its head — and fueling concerns about the US economic outlook. So will tariffs send the US into a recession? And, if so, what might that recession look like? Economist and Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, Goldman Sachs Research’s Jan Hatzius, and American Compass’ Oren Cass speak with Goldma ... Show More
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