3 h. ago Trump Cabinet meeting live: President downplays stock market slump during meeting to mark first 100 days

The stock market is on track to have lost almost 8 percent during the first 100 days of Trump's second term in the White House.

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5 h. ago Trump tries to blame Biden for economic slump, promising ‘boom like no other’ when tariffs kick in: Live updates

President tries to deflect blame to predecessor as new GDP figures show U.S. economy contracted for first time in three years

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3 d. ago Demand slump fuelled by Trump tariffs hits US ports and air freight

Bookings plunge as importers hold off on shipping goods to America in hope of Beijing-Washington deal

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6 d. ago 60 percent of Americans believe the country is ‘on the wrong track’ as trust in Supreme Court plummets

Donald Trump’s overall approval rating also continues to slump to second-term lows

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7 d. ago ALEX BRUMMER: Far from making America great again, Trump Slump has caused global chaos

Donald Trump has presided over an economy that is reviving memories of the Great Depression. Unless he sees sense, his decisions will continue putting all our savings at risk.

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8 d. ago FTSE 100 bucks global Trump slump after BoE official says US tariffs might CUT inflation and wades into president's standoff with Fed chief

The FTSE 100 edged up after Megan Greene, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, gave an assessment of the consequences of Donald Trump 's trade war.

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1 week ago FTSE 100 claws back week of strong gains after Trump tariff nosedive

The FTSE 100 delivered a week of solid gains ahead of Easter as unpredictable US trade policy continues to drive volatility in global markets.

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2 w. ago US’s $2.36tn tourism business fears ‘Trump slump’ over tariff turmoil

Warnings emerge even as effect of economic and political turbulence on the foreign visitors to the US is hard to defineBatman said business was so-so, and King Kong beat his chest in agreement. But neither could predict that it would improve. Gotham’s caped crusader and his muscular ape neighbour could only hope. As with Times Square’s superhero-themed visitor-photography business last week, so it is with the US tourism business at large.The effect of economic and political turbulence on the number of foreign visitors coming to the US is for now hard to define. But both – whether through tariffs, currency exchange chaos, or fears over political ill-winds – are sending chills through the $2.36tn business, the world’s most powerful travel and tourism market. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: FTSE suffers more heavy loses after EU and China hit back at US in spiralling trade war

UK markets slump again in Wednesday’s trading as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: EU votes for retaliatory tariffs on US goods while China imposes fresh 84% levy

Asian markets slump again in Wednesday’s early trade as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: China announces fresh 84% levy on US goods in latest trade war escalation

Asian markets slump again in Wednesday’s early trade as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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3 w. ago London's FTSE 100 slumps again as China retaliates against Trump's tariffs

Fears of a recession escalate as US and China slug it out in hugely damaging trade war

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3 w. ago Trump tariffs live: China stunned by JD Vance calling its workers ‘peasants’ as 104% levy comes into force

Asian markets slump again in Wednesday’s early trade as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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3 w. ago London's FTSE 100 slumps again as Trump's savage tariffs come into force

Fears of a recession escalate as US and China slug it out in hugely damaging trade war

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3 w. ago Tariffs live: China stunned by JD Vance calling its workers ‘peasants’ as Trump’s 104% levy comes into force

Asian markets slump again in Wednesday’s early trade as Trump’s full roster of ‘reciprocal’ tariffs takes effect

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3 w. ago UK and EU stock markets slump as Trump’s tariffs, including 104% on China, take effect – business live

Stock markets down from Australia to Japan and Taiwan as Trump presses ahead with huge retaliatory tariffs on ChinaFull report: Trump unleashes new wave of tariffsDispatch: The view from Yiwu, China’s biggest wholesale marketToday’s tariffs follow Trump’s 10% tariff on all imports from many countries, including Australia, which came into effect at the weekend.US customs agents began collecting the unilateral tariff at US seaports, airports and customs warehouses on Saturday. Today’s measures are higher levies on goods from 57 larger trading partners. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago London's FTSE 100 opens heavily down again as Trump's tariffs come into force

Fears of a recession escalate as US and China slug it out in hugely damaging trade war

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3 w. ago Stock markets around the world slump again as Trump tariffs come into force

Fears of a recession escalate as US and China slug it out in hugely damaging trade war

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3 w. ago There’s barely a human being on the planet who will be unaffected by Trump’s tariffs misadventure

Editorial: As stock markets calm, the world’s two largest economies are squaring up for a fiscal ‘fight to the end’. We can only hope that, amid all the retaliations and ultimatums, a constructive approach will emerge

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3 w. ago The US president must act now to prevent his ‘Trump Slump’ becoming a global one

Editorial: As confidence drains from the world economy, the stock market contagion sparked by Donald Trump’s tariffs could yet spread to the banks, with a trade recession joined by a credit crunch. If he presses on, the dangers are unthinkable

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