These days, the atmosphere in the Mexican city of Puebla is a mix of calm and tension. In the streets of Mexico's number one auto industry hub, vendors are selling their roast chicken from barbecues as always, while a street musician in the background tries to coax a few coins from passersby with his performance.

On the surface, life seems to be going on as usual. And yet, on this day, everyone keeps anxiously checking their phones to hear the latest news from the US, where Donald Trump is about to make his "Liberation Day" announcement of which country will have to endure what tariffs in the future.

When the updates finally popped up on people's screens, the relief was palpable. The measures coming out of the White House appeared to be better than feared for both the city and the country. Later, on April 9, Trump paused the tariffs for 90 days, and lowered the tariff for most countries to 10%, the lowest level.

In Mexico — a country that........

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