Trump’s On-Again, Off-Again Tariff Strategy Sows Confusion

Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6.

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump’s frenzied tariff barrage has been marked by reversals and faulty rollouts, baffling US trading partners and businesses while raising questions about the aims of his signature policy.