This week, Zacks Chief Equity Strategist and Economist John Blank, PhD discusses:

• A timely and important overview of tariffs and their role in international trade, business, foreign relations, and the economy. As an economist with a PHD from MIT, John is perfectly suited to deliver this presentation about how tariffs work and the potential positive and negative impacts of tariffs—and specifically those currently being considered and implemented.

• John begins with an explanation of key terms (Exchange Rate, Purchasing Power Parity, etc.), followed by a review of types of tariffs, characteristics of tariffs (such as revenue generation, political tool, and others). He describes objectives as well as potential drawbacks, and walks through a history of tariffs, from the beginning of the 20th century to those from the first and current Trump terms.

• For the second part of this talk, John uses vivid charts to illustrate the current state of play. He shows charts for Total Trade, Imports & Exports, and other tariff-related data between the U.S. and our most important trading partners, including Canada, Mexico, China, the EU, and ASEAN countries. Get up to speed on this fast-moving and absolutely essential topic with this week’s strategy presentation.

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