Europe Under Fire: Trump’s “Liberation Day” Tariffs Trigger the West’s Biggest Trade War in a Generation
LEAD: On April 2, 2026, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order imposing reciprocal tariffs on imports from over 180 countries — including a baseline 20% levy on all European Union goods — launching what economists at the IMF are already calling the most disruptive trade shock to the global economy since the Great Depression. … Read more
