Summers Says Trump Tariffs to Impose Oil-Shock Type Economic Hit
Lawrence Summers
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Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the Trump administration’s looming tariff hikes are set to impose an oil crisis-like shock to the economy that shrinks its productive capacity — boosting both prices and unemployment.