📉 Trump’s New Tariff Shock Targets Japan & South Korea 🇺🇸🇯🇵🇰🇷

According to Mars Finance, President Trump just dropped a big one: starting August 1, the U.S. will impose a 25% tariff on goods from Japan and South Korea. 💥

This marks a sharp pivot to aggressive, unilateral trade policies, focusing on nations without deals in place. Both Asian powerhouses are now on the front line of Trump’s tough second-term trade agenda. 📊

Markets, central banks, and CEOs are rattled 😰— scrambling to predict how this will hit production, supply chains, jobs, inflation, and consumer demand. The chaos grows, even as basic planning was already tough before these unpredictable moves. 🌀

Earlier, Trump tested the waters with 24–25% tariffs, then cut them to 10% after a 90-day delay meant to allow talks. Now? The gloves are off. 🧤

📎 Whether this fuels negotiation or more global tension is the real trillion-dollar question. 🌍💬

— Jin Ten