On "As Temporary Tariffs Expire, the Administration Unveils a New Trade Playbook"

Selective tariffs beat the broad hammer, but don't mistake precision for relief—this playbook just means tariffs get more unpredictable and harder to plan around. Instead of one big shock you know to bake into your costs, you're now watching for surprises country by country, material by material, and that's a headache for sourcing. The real issue for a contractor: manufacturers will pass through uncertainty premiums on top of the actual duties, so your copper or fittings supplier isn't just paying tariffs, they're padding quotes because they don't know what hits next month.