Explainer: Bracing for Trump’s tariff ‘Liberation Day’

Operations inside a steel mill in Kwale county. America has slapped a 20 percent duty in Chinese steel products.

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US President Donald Trump has promised to roll out a wave of tariff policy measures that are expected to shake the global economy dubbed Liberation Day. You may be wondering what the recent fuss about tariffs is about.

Since his re-ascension to the presidency in January 2025, Trump has issued several executive orders which have introduced major policy shifts across various sectors.

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