100 days of Trump: “It’s like The Karate Kid, tax on, tax off, tariffs on, tariffs off”

This week Inside Business looks at the impact of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office on markets.

The sweeping US tariffs announced on April 2nd rocked equity and bond markets.

They plunged in value to such an extent that Donald Trump was forced into a quick U Turn, postponing all of the tariffs for 90 days, with the exception of China.

Aidan Donnelly is Head of Global Equities at Davy stockbrokers and joined host Ciarán Hancock in studio to consider the impact of those tariffs and to offer a view on where markets might go for the rest of the year.

In the second half of the show, Hugh Linehan of The Irish Times will reflect on the terms being offered in RTÉ’s latest voluntary exit programme for staff in an effort to help the broadcaster reduce its headcount by 400 over the next four years.

The funding for this restructuring has essentially been provided by the State via a €725 million three-year funding plan agreed last year with the Government.

In a column in The Irish Times this week, Hugh Linehan of The Irish Times examined the plan and asked the question as to whether RTÉ was in a worse position than other media companies in Ireland?

Produced by John Casey with JJ Vernon on sound.

 

 

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