Dan McCarthy Quoted in the Associated Press on Tariffs and Trade

Published on 9 July 2025 at 13:32

Trump's Trade Blitz Produces Few Deals but Lots of Uncertainty

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-deadline-japan-south-korea-trade-7ea94de216329a9b011a3d3951ae5963

The lopsided deal with Vietnam suggests that Trump can successfully use the tariff threat to bully concessions out of smaller economies.

“They just can’t really negotiate in the same way that the (European Union) or Korea or Japan (or) Canada can negotiate with the United States,’’ said Dan McCarthy, principal in McCarthy Consulting and a former official with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the Biden administration. “A lot of (smaller) countries just want to get out of this and are willing to cut their losses.’’

 

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