If the 34% tariff is on top of previous tariffs, China's average tariff rate is up 54 ppts this year, swamping what was done in President Trump's first term. Everything now depends on how China reacts. If China devalues the Yuan, that sets off a major risk-off across the world..
...no sh*t Sherlock, no stones unturned, every corner of the world....except of course Trump's two best buddies - Vlad & Fatty Kim.
JUST IN: The Trump administration has put a 10% tariff on the Heard Island and McDonald which has a population of 0 people and is inhabited only by penguins, per NYP https://x.com/unusual_whales/status/1907612047321272678