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EU cheese tariffs are a wedge issue
Oct 24, 2019

EU cheese tariffs are a wedge issue

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How a proposed tax on WhatsApp calls brought Lebanon's economy to a near halt. Homeowners are staying put longer, raising prices. Tariffs on EU goods is raising prices on your favorite fancy cheeses.

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Homeowners stay put, keeping inventory low

Oct 24, 2019
The average homeownership tenure has more than doubled, to about eight years.
People are staying in their homes longer than they used to. Above, a real estate agent gives a tour of a house.
Joe Raedle/Getty Images

For cheese importers, EU tariffs are a "wedge" issue

Oct 24, 2019
Gourmet cheese sellers are wary of what new tariffs might mean for holiday sales.
Various European cheeses on display at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Adrian Ma/WBUR

The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Brian Allison Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer

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