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More pain appears to be in store for markets after their worst week to start a quarter since 2008.
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Trump has threatened China with an extra tariff of 50% on goods imported into the US if it does not withdraw a countermeasure it announced on Friday.
From BBC
World leaders are now scrambling to respond, with some now negotiating with Trump to lower their rates.
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For days, Trump officials have offered conflicting statements on whether countries can do anything to save themselves from the severe tariffs.
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Asian equity markets sank, European shares crashed to a 16-month-low and oil prices plummeted as investors feared the duties Trump announced last week could lead to higher prices, weaker demand and p...
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As countries around the world scramble to negotiate concessions from US President Donald Trump’s escalation last week of a global trade war, China has taken a different tack.
In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs.
President Trump said he will slap more tariffs on imports from China if it doesn't withdraw a retaliatory tariff on U.S. products.
The country’s commerce ministry called President Trump’s threat to escalate tariffs on China by another 50 percent “blackmail.”
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But he also threatened to raise cumulative tariffs on China to over 100% — a move that could lead to massive price increases for US shoppers for iPhones, computers and toys. He also implied that the America’s erstwhile friends in the European Union were such implacable foes that there can never be a fair deal.
Follow here for live updates and news on fallout in the financial markets from President Donald Trump's announcement last week on tariffs for all countries.
The US president is pressing ahead with his global tariffs, as even some allies wonder if he is going too far.