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Matt Townsend

Auckland, New York

Section Editor, Checkout at Bloomberg News

@business editor in NYC. Lover of Cake (the band). Girl dad. Cavapoo dad. Philly fan. Brooklyner. @PittTweet & @newmarkjschool grad. My bad opinions are my own.

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  • 2 weeks ago | bloomberglinea.com | Matt Townsend |James Mayger |Augusta Saraiva |Qilai Shen

    Bloomberg — La embestida arancelaria del presidente Donald Trump ha agitado Washington y Wall Street durante casi un mes. Si la guerra comercial persiste, la próxima agitación golpeará mucho más cerca de casa. Desde que EE.UU. elevó los gravámenes a China al 145% a principios de abril, los envíos de mercancías se han desplomado, quizá hasta un 60%, según una estimación. Esa drástica reducción de mercancías procedentes de uno de los mayores socios comerciales de EE.UU.

  • 2 weeks ago | courant.com | Matt Townsend |James Mayger |Augusta Saraiva

    By Matt Townsend, James Mayger and Augusta Saraiva, Bloomberg NewsPresident Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit much closer to home. Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted, perhaps by as much as 60%, according to one estimate.

  • 2 weeks ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Matt Townsend |James Mayger

    President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit much closer to home. Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted, perhaps by as much as 60%, according to one estimate. That drastic reduction in goods from one of the largest U.S. trading partners hasn’t been felt by many Americans yet, but that’s about to change.

  • 2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Matt Townsend |James Mayger |Augusta Saraiva

    President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit much closer to home. Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted, perhaps by as much as 60%, according to one estimate. That drastic reduction in goods from one of the largest U.S. trading partners hasn't been felt by many Americans yet, but that's about to change.

  • 2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Matt Townsend |James Mayger |Augusta Saraiva

    President Donald Trump's tariff onslaught has roiled Washington and Wall Street for nearly a month. If the trade war persists, the next upheaval will hit much closer to home. Since the U.S. raised levies on China to 145% in early April, cargo shipments have plummeted, perhaps by as much as 60%, according to one estimate. That drastic reduction in goods from one of the largest U.S. trading partners hasn't been felt by many Americans yet, but that's about to change.

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Matt Townsend
Matt Townsend @matt_townsend
29 Apr 25

The mounting supply shock... https://t.co/rjCHSlqAK2 https://t.co/NdJXwzLPGX

Matt Townsend
Matt Townsend @matt_townsend
16 Apr 25

Couples are cutting wedding budgets and delaying the event altogether in a sign that a sinking stock market and recession fears are causing a pullback on big purchases. https://t.co/hEJJsJW9It via @business

Matt Townsend
Matt Townsend @matt_townsend
11 Apr 25

What gets lost in this "bring manufacturing back to the US" rhetoric is that China's scale and skill is unequaled. Here's what Tim Cook said back in 2017: https://t.co/MlijNEEmkK via @technology https://t.co/yR0G28xcL2