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Impact analysis as tariff deadline looms

Impact analysis as tariff deadline looms

The Star10 hours ago
ON Wednesday night, July 9, company owners, investors and politicians will likely be consuming copious amounts of coffee, meticulously analysing scenarios and countermeasures as they anxiously await updates on the US government's stance on tariffs, particularly from President Donald Trump.
That is the last day of the 90-day reprieve Trump granted the world before implementing arbitrary tariffs.
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