Why April 2 Wasn’t a Shock — If You’ve Been Paying Attention

A homeless person sitting on a city sidewalk with head bowed, wearing worn clothes and boots, symbolizing the human cost of economic disruption.

When President Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on 2 April 2025, markets reeled. Stock indices nosedived. Trading partners scrambled. Global supply chains, already strained, shuddered under the weight of uncertainty. It felt like a rupture, a radical shift in the rules of global trade. But in reality, this is just the latest chapter in a […]