Defying experts, Trump vows tariff-driven US economic boom

With the presidential election just six weeks away, the Republican candidate and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris are in a dead-heat race that influential pollsters have said is as close as any they have seen in years.

Economists estimate that the various versions of Donald Trump's tariff plan would cost US households between $2,000 and $6,000 extra a year © CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP