It's Jobs Friday and all eyes are on government workers. Will the Trump administration's layoffs finally show up in the latest jobs report? Today on the show, we look at the numbers for federal workers and who's trying to hire them.
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Trump tariffs: All about the deficits
US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs on global trade, adding taxes of as much as 50% to imports from some countries.
The tariffs, he says, are ?reciprocal? ? calculated to address currency manipulation and trade barriers that other countries place on the US.
However, when you look at how the new tariffs were actually calculated, that claim does not add up.
Tim Harford speaks to Thomas Sampson, an associate professor at the London School of Economics, to understand what is going on.
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There have now been a few major vinyl booms. And unbeknownst to many, a small village in the Czech Republic has been responsible for manufacturing a large number of these albums. On today's show, how this dominant player became a problem for its competitors in the U.S.
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Related episodes:
Rumor has it Adele broke the vinyl supply chain
'Let's Get It On' ... in court (Update) (Apple / Spotify)
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