Devina Mehra, the founder and CMD of First Global, on Tuesday reacted to economist Gita Gopinath's analysis of the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs on America. Earlier today, Gopinath concluded that the overall impact of Trump's tariff was negative for the country.

Mehra agreed with Gopinath's observations, but also highlighted other significant effects that go beyond the immediate economic consequences. "Trump tariffs have had pretty much the expected impact. I suspect over time some of these factors in Gita's post will change," Mehra wrote on X. She further elaborated on her perspective, agreeing that the tariffs would likely lead to increased inflation as more of the price hikes are passed on to consumers. Advertisement

"More of the increases will be passed on to consume

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