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Created: 2025-07-24 17:21:59 UTC

The tariff standoff underscores a brutal truth: leverage works when applied relentlessly. The United States Reciprocal Trade Act (H.R.735) arms the executive with tools to force recalibration—like the XX% baseline now on the table with Brussels. Chaos isn’t failure; it’s strategic pressure. Europe’s €93B counter-tariff threat proves they’re rattled, scrambling to avoid August’s XX% hammer. Japan’s deal set the template—accept reciprocal terms or bleed market share. Lutnick’s “plenty of room” line? Code for “fold or pay.”

Bureaucrats hate this reality: trade wars aren’t about fairness—they’re about who blinks first. The EU’s aircraft carveouts and pharma exemptions reveal desperation to shield sacred cows while conceding ground.

But make no mistake: every percentage point shaved from Trump’s opening bid is a win extracted through raw negotiating force. The clock’s ticking—either Brussels bends, or both economies burn.


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