Trump’s First Deals on Tariffs: How Soon Is Soon Enough?

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Happy Cinco de Mayo! When I drive to work, I alternate between 90’s alternative (this morning was Foo Fighters and Smashing Pumpkins) and Bloomberg Radio. And the subject on Bloomberg Surveillance today was tariffs and trade deals. My colleagues at Bloomberg News reported over the weekend that, Trump Suggests Some Trade Deals May Come as Soon as This Week. Based on my conversations in New York last week, the expectation from Wall Street is India, South Korea and Japan are first.