Brexit provides an analogy for Trump's trade policy: both involve renegotiation of trading relationships and taking back control of borders, but the US has the structural advantage of the reserve currency, though that advantage can no longer be taken for granted.
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“one kind of analogy that's fairly relevant right now is is Brexit...the principal motivations behind Brexit were a renegotiation...taking back control...that's really not dissimilar to what's happening in the US...The fundamental difference is...the US has the reserve currency [6:45]”
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