2 d. ago Trump’s tariffs spark global recession fears as White House hints at trade deal with China: Live updates

The International Monetary Fund downgraded growth in nearly all countries amid ongoing uncertainty from the Trump administration’s trade policy

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7 d. ago Why do Trump voters have no regrets? Because the people they hate are getting hurt more | Arwa Mahdawi

Even amid political chaos and rising prices, what matters most to his supporters is a macabre form of payback and vengeanceThe stock market is plunging, prices are rising, federal workers are getting laid off, students are being snatched off the street by immigration agents. The US is many things at the moment, but stable is not one of them. So, amid all this turmoil, how are all the Donald Trump voters feeling? Has buyer’s remorse set in? Are they starting to wonder whether voting in a convicted felon as president – a man who has declared bankruptcy six times – might not have been the wisest move?Not according to the polls. Rather, the US appears to be a nation of Édith Piafs: they regret rien. I’m not saying that disillusioned Republicans don’t exist; do enough digging and you can certainly find a few. And journalists have been doing a lot of digging. During Trump’s first term, there was a steady stream of media pieces profiling the regretful Trump voter. The genre has remained po...

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1 week ago WW3 fears grow as Trump's tariffs spark China feud – how would you cope with war?

World War Three feels closer than ever, with the war between Russia and Ukraine continuing, Trump's tariffs sparking new tensions with China and Iran developing nuclear tech

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2 w. ago Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out | Steven Greenhouse

In a second term of fiat, flubbing and flip–flopping, Trump pursued his desire to wield a club over everyone and everythingBy imposing punitively high tariffs, Donald Trump was playing a high-stakes game of chicken with America’s trading partners – but it was Trump who chickened out and suspended his tariffs just hours after they took effect. The president couldn’t ignore the worldwide economic havoc that he had caused singled-handedly – stock markets were plunging, business executives were panicking and consumers were seething.Eager to persuade manufacturers to build new plants in the US, Trump said on Monday that many of his tariffs would be permanent. But for Trump, permanent evidently meant two days. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago China raises US tariffs to 125% as Xi invites EU to team up against Trump ‘bullying’

Chinese leader canvasses Spain and other trading partners on how to tackle economic fallout as market turmoil continuesBusiness live – latest updatesWhy did ‘strongman’ Trump back down on tariffs? – podcastChina has raised its tariffs on US products to 125% in the latest salvo of the trade dispute with Washington, just hours after Xi Jinping said there were “no winners in a tariff war”.Xi made the comments during a meeting with the Spanish prime minister in which he invited the EU to work with China to resist “bullying”, part of an apparent campaign to shore up other trading partners. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Explosive' trade war tariffs spark falls in global markets but Trump claims: 'I know what the hell I'm doing'

FTSE 100 in London and Asian stock markets take another pounding with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropping 5% as Trump’s tariffs against 60 ‘worst offender’ nations come into effect

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2 w. ago Trump's 104% monster tariffs spark more global market meltdowns

More chaos is unfolding on the world's financial markets after Trump announced a huge 104% tariff on China - Asian stocks plummeted overnight and the FTSE is expected to drop again this morning

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2 w. ago Donald Trump tariffs crisis LIVE: London Stock Exchange opens after global markets plunge into chaos

Donald Trump is refusing to back down on his plans for crippling tariffs around the world which have already led to huge drops in stock market prices and there is fear for more chaos to come

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2 w. ago What stock market fall could mean for prices, jobs, pensions, savings and mortgages

As financial markets across the world continue to react to the US tariffs announcement here is what it could mean for prices, jobs savings, pensions and interest rates

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2 w. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer to give major speech today as Trump tariffs spark global bloodbath fears

Keir Starmer will give an address in the West Midlands this afternoon as panic grows over Donald Trump's tariffs, which experts fear will cause a global recession

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2 w. ago Trump condemns the world to a financial 'nuclear winter': FTSE plummets to lowest level in a year, cryptocurrency joins the plunge as defiant President insists world must take his 'medicine'

The FTSE 100 was again whacked today by the fallout from the president's astonishing move to hike import taxes on goods entering the US, hitting its lowest lowest level in a year.

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2 w. ago Black Monday 2025: stock market threatens UK pensions as Trump tariffs spark fears of 1987 crash repeat today

Markets are in freefall, and your savings could feel the shock 💥

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2 w. ago FTSE plummets to lowest level in a year as Trump says the world must take his 'medicine' and Asian markets are hit by worldwide financial chaos

The FTSE 100 slumped more than 6 per cent after opening at 8am, having seen its worst day since the pandemic on Friday.

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2 w. ago Global financial 'bloodbath' as Trump's tariffs spark fears of worldwide recession, Hong Kong shares have worst day for 28 years and European stock futures tank

Futures were pointing to further losses in Europe and on Wall Street, with Trump refusing to lift the levies unless foreign governments pay 'a lot of money'.

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2 w. ago Bitcoin plunges as President Trump’s tariffs take effect across global stock markets

The turmoil in the cryptocurrency market comes after US President Trump announced major global tariffs on April 1 which included a 10% tariff on all imports and additional taxes on about 60 countries

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2 w. ago Stock market meltdown as £100billion wiped off UK shares amid fears of 'Black Monday' repeat

Stock markets plunged again at the start of the new week as US President Donald Trump refused to back down over the biggest wave of import tariffs since the 1930s

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2 w. ago FTSE shares plummet on opening as Trump says the world must take his 'medicine' and Asian markets are hit by worldwide financial chaos

The FTSE 100 slumped more than 6 per cent after opening at 8am, having seen its worst day since the pandemic on Friday.

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2 w. ago Stock markets plunge as Donald Trump says 'it won't be easy' amid recession fears

The President doubled down on his plans to implement the tariffs, despite looming fears of a recession, as stock markets plunged again this morning.

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2 w. ago Black Monday fears as Trump's tariffs send Asian stocks plummeting and US President says 'medicine' is needed

Billionaire fund manager and Trump supporter Bill Ackman has warned the tariffs could spark an ‘economic nuclear winter’

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2 w. ago Donald Trump says 'it won't be easy' as stock markets plunge again amid recession fears

The US President is introducing global tariffs

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