Tariff Layoff Tracker: Mack Trucks, Volvo Cut Hundreds Of Jobs As Trump's Levies Pose 'Market Uncertainty'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Sweeping tariffs across U.S. trade partners were announced by Trump during his so-called "Liberation Day" earlier this month.
45% : Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is trying to "rebalance global trade" with tariff negotiations, suggesting it "want[s] to partner with people and countries" to create "a system of global trade that is balanced, one that is open, and one that is stable and fair."
42% : Trump announced a 90-day pause on his tariffs on April 9, though a baseline 10% would remain, except for China, whose imports face 145% tariffs.
35% : Some analysts have estimated about 177,000 jobs in the U.S. would be cut after Trump announced a 25% tariff on all Canadian imports in February.
32% : The pause was done because over 75 countries reached out to the U.S. to negotiate and did not retaliate to his tariffs, Trump said.
15% : Trump claimed the levies were roughly half of the total charges imposed on the U.S, arguing his approach was "kind" as economists and analysts criticized Trump's tariff formula.

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