Trump's Three Tariff Options: Goldman Shows What's Working (& What's Not)

With the world and his pet rabbit on tenterhooks ahead of President Trump's 4pmET announcement of his 'Liberation Day' tariff plan, Bloomberg reports that the administration is considering three options:

1) a blanket 20% tariff on all imports; 

2) a tiered system with three different rate levels; 

3) a country-by-country rate model. 

Bessent also told lawmakers that tariffs will start at their highest level and countries can take steps to bring them down

Authored by Tyler Durden via ZeroHedge April 2nd 2025