Tariffs, Tantrums, and the Companies Quietly Cashing In
Well, colour me surprised. It seems that when politicians decide to slap hefty taxes on goods coming into the country, prices in the shops go up. Who could have possibly seen that coming? The latest inflation figures are in, and they confirm what any pub economist could have told you for the price of a pint. Tariffs, those blunt instruments of trade policy, are making things more expensive.
For most businesses, this is a rather large headache. Their supply chains are in a knot, their costs are soaring, and they’re left trying to explain to customers why everything suddenly costs more. But for investors, I think this creates a fascinating, and potentially profitable, divergence. Not everyone gets hurt in a trade spat. In fact, some companies are built for this very moment.