AP Spotlight ECONOMY | TRADE WAR Trump says the US has secured $17 trillion in new investments. The real number is likely much less JOSH BOAK Associated Press Oct 8, 2025 Oct 8, 2025 Updated Jan 12, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The economic boom promised by President Donald Trump centers on a single number: $17 trillion.kAm%92EVD E96 DF> @7 ?6H :?G6DE>6?ED %CF>A 4=2:>D E@ 92G6 86?6C2E65 H:E9 9:D E2C:77D[ :?4@>6 E2I 4FED 2?5 288C6DD:G6 D2=6D>2?D9:A @7 rt~D[ 7:?2?4:6CD[ E649 E:E2?D[ AC:>6 >:?:DE6CD[ AC6D:56?ED 2?5 @E96C CF=6CD] %96 S`f EC:==:@? :D DFAA@D65 E@ 7F?5 ?6H 724E@C:6D[ ?6H E649?@=@8:6D[ >@C6 ;@3D[ 9:896C :?4@>6D 2?5 72DE6C 64@?@>:4 8C@HE9]k^AmkAm“&?56C 6:89E >@?E9D @7 %CF>A[ H6’G6 2=C625J D64FC65 4@>>:E>6?ED @7 S`f EC:==:@? 4@>:?8 :?[” E96 AC6D:56?E D2:5 :? 2 DA6649 =2DE >@?E9] “%96C6’D ?6G6C 366? 2?J 4@F?ECJ E92E’D 5@?6 2?JE9:?8 =:<6 E92E]”k^Am President Donald Trump announces new tariffs April 2 in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press kAmqFE 32D65 @? 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