U.S. tariff rates under Trump will be higher than the Smoot-Hawley levels from Great Depression era

Evercore ISI strategist Sarah Bianchi said the new policies put the effective tariff rate above the level of around 20% set by 1930's Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.
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