“August 22 saw record large tariff collection of nearly $23 billion on the day, bringing the August total to nearly $30 billion with the month not yet complete,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on X this week with the chart above. “The best part: no consumer price inflation. Since the tariff surge began in April, household goods prices are up…
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