Trump's Tariffs Fail to Halt Global Trade Growth

President Trump put high taxes on goods coming into the US to try and control trade.

People thought this would stop global trade, but it didn't.

In 2025, the value of global trade reached a record high of $35 trillion, which is 7% more than the year before.

Some companies bought more goods before the taxes started, and the cost of some goods went up.

But trade in services, like cloud computing, grew even faster.

Countries like South Korea and Taiwan also saw big increases in their trade.

Even though some ports in the US are seeing fewer shipments, especially from China, the overall global trade is still growing.

This shows that trade is more complicated and resilient than people thought, and it's not easy for any one country to control it all.