President Donald Trump’s shock announcement of tariffs on Mexican imports could be challenged by Congress, but the possibility that both Mexican and Chinese imports might be subject to a blanket 25% tariff presents a significant additional downside risk to the US economy, at a time when it already appears to be losing momentum.
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