2025-04-07
7 分钟From the New York Times, it's the headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today is Monday, April 7th.
Here's what we're covering.
Did you purchase your car faster because you knew the tariffs were coming?
Absolutely.
I could have just imagined how much more expensive it would be.
It's going to hit food prices.
It's going to hit gas prices.
As President Trump's new tariffs set off alarm bells across the global economy,
the Times talked with shoppers this weekend at grocery stores,
car dealerships, and malls, some of whom were scrambling to stock up.
What kinds of purchases are you prioritizing?
Electronics, anything like that, definitely trying to buy that up while it's so affordable.
The new 10 percent baseline tariff applies to all imported goods,
and goods from some countries will get hit with up to a 40 percent surcharge or more.
That could mean higher prices for consumers as soon as this month,
and it spurred a lot of confusion and concern about whether to buy that new refrigerator,
or iPhone, or even printer paper.
The panic is enough to make me want to buy.