Cars to gadgets: What US consumers are losing to Trump tariffs


On April 4, Nintendo said it was delaying preorders of its hotly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console as it assesses the fallout of US President Donald Trump's new trade tariffs. — AFP

While Americans doling out more for groceries and consumer goods would be the most probable outcome of President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, it’s not the only one.

Consumers might, at times, find there are no goods to pay for as companies from Europe to Asia halt shipments of cars to video game consoles to the US. That follows Trump’s move last week to slap new tariffs on imports from some 60 countries, including China and the European Union.

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