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04/01/2025

US President Donald Trump is aiming to reshape the country's trade policy using one of his preferred economic tools: tariffs.

In the latest Yahoo Finance Chartbook, Yale Budget Lab director of economics Ernie Tedeschi pointed out that, when taken literally, Trump's campaign proposals could increase the average effective tariff rate by anywhere from 7 to 27 percentage points. The high end of the estimate would bring the average effective tariff rate to a level not seen since 1900.

"That would represent the most dramatic shift in both trade and tax policy in the US in generations," Tedeschi said.

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We're chronicling the latest news and updates, from the threats to the eventual policy here: https://yhoo.it/4aI2yvD

04/01/2025

04/01/2025

Perhaps no decision is bigger than deciding when to start receiving your Social Security benefit. We have talked about this before: if you are in your late 50s and in good health, you should seriously consider the upside of delaying when you start, so you can earn a higher benefit.

Read more here: suzeorman.com/blog/Navigating-When-to-Claim-Social-Security

06/14/2022

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