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From Courtroom to Capital Markets: Why US Tariff Instability Matters

Key Takeaway

Despite a Supreme Court ruling, continued US tariff instability creates significant uncertainty for project economics, supply chains, and financing across the energy sector.

AI Summary

  • The Supreme Court narrowed the President's authority to impose broad tariffs, aiming to reduce uncertainty.
  • The administration immediately announced it would continue imposing tariffs using other legal authorities, introducing a new layer of uncertainty.
  • This ongoing tariff instability impacts capital markets, potentially affecting project financing and the cost of imported components for energy projects.
  • The legal and administrative maneuvering creates persistent policy and regulatory ambiguity for developers and large power consumers.

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Article Content

The Supreme Court’s decision limiting presidential tariff authority should have reduced uncertainty. Instead, it introduced a new layer of it. The Court narrowed the use of one statute for imposing broad tariffs. The response from the administration was immediate. Tariffs would continue under other authorities, and tariffs already collected would ... [continued] The post From Courtroom to Capital Markets: Why US Tariff Instability Matters appeared first on CleanTechnica .