Trump, tariffs and Global Trade
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Global markets took a sharp dive after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on major U.S. trading partners, including the European Union and Japan.
From Newsweek
Trump has referred to 2 April as "Liberation Day", saying the tariffs he will announce will free the country from depending on foreign goods.
From BBC
President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs rocked global financial markets on Thursday, with the dollar and U.S. stocks tumbling as investors rushed to safe havens on fears a broadening trade war woul...
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One restaurant owner worried about tariffs pushing up food prices said such costs are "coming right off my bottom line."
Now that the U.S. has instituted broad tariffs worldwide, businesses will be forced to adjust - but the options to cope with the greater-than-expected levies are limited and unpalatable for companies and their customers.