Analysis: Donald Trump’s tariff troubles might not be over

    Hours after the Supreme Court struck down his tariff policy on Friday, President Donald Trump insisted the ruling had actually, somehow, rendered him “stronger.” He was overcompensating. His other potential options are objectively weaker. And his stated alternative, that he would institute a global 15% tariff under a different authority, could easily fizzle — and…

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      A Supreme Court tariff ruling has invalidated Trump’s use of an emergency statute to impose sweeping import duties on trade partners, eliminating the 10 percent “fentanyl” and reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods. Trump has responded by implementing a 150-day 15 percent global tariff and has vowed to invoke other laws to implement permanent duties in…

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        Cup of coffee with coffee beans in burlap sack on coffee tree background by Amenic181 via Shutterstock May arabica coffee (KCK26) today is down -8.10 (-2.84%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26) is down -37 (-1.03%). Coffee prices are falling sharply today, with robusta tumbling to a 6.5-month low.  Coffee prices have been under pressure…

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