<p>Yesterday the US president Donald Trump unveiled his plans for his long trailed tariff liberation day. After a lengthy ‘speech’ about the cost of eggs and why the rest of the world wont buy American chicken and beef, Trump unveiled the quote unquote reciprocal tariffs the US will impose in the coming week.</p><br><p>So do the figures add up? And what will these tariffs mean for the UK and for the global economy?</p><br><p>Andrew Marr is joined by economist and journalist Duncan Weldon.</p><br><p>Read more from <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/duncan-weldon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Duncan Weldon</a></p><br><p>Sign up to the New Statesman's daily politics newsletter: <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Morning Call</a></p><p> </p><p>Submit a question for a future episode: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You Ask Us</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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