Throughout a bumpy, controversial presidency, Donald Trump has consistently celebrated one bit of good news, the numbers around the economy – a climbing stock market and a falling unemployment rate. Now, the president’s trade war, which went to another level Friday by targeting anew 1,000-plus Chinese products, threatens to eat into that very strength.
Trade wars are messy, with impacts that are difficult to forecast, but one group that generally takes a hit is consumers (also known as voters). And analysts say this one looks no different. CONT.
Dante Chinni & Sally Bronston, NBC News