6 h. ago Trump defends trying to blame Biden for poor GDP data after repeatedly claiming credit for Democrat’s strong economic numbers

President claims economic downturn has ‘NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS’

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8 h. ago Trump tries to blame Biden after U.S. economy shrinks amid fears of tariff

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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9 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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10 h. ago Trump blames Biden as US economy shrinks for first time in three years amid tariff fallout

President claims economic downturn has ‘NOTHING TO DO WITH TARIFFS’

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11 h. ago U.S. economy shrinks for first time in three years as Trump’s tariffs spark trade war fears

The American economy shrank by 0.3 percent during the first quarter of this year, marking the first drop in three years as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies disrupted businesses and their supply chains.

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2 w. ago Trump claims 'if Zelensky was competent' the war in Ukraine would not have happened and says 'I'm not saying anyone's an angel, but it wasn't a question for Putin' during his presidency

Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden for the war in Ukraine, before implying the Russian leader never would have invaded if he had been in power.

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2 w. ago Trump blames Zelensky for Ukrainian war saying he and 'crooked Joe Biden did an absolutely horrible job in allowing this travesty to begin'

Taking to his Truth Social platform, the US President claimed he prevented the war from happening during his four year term, pinning the chaos on the former president Joe Biden .

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2 w. ago Australia rejects China’s call to ‘join hands’ amid Trump tariff fallout

Beijing urges Australia to ‘jointly resist’ the ‘hegemonic and bullying behaviour of the US’

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3 w. ago Trump calls tariff fallout a ‘war with the world’ and gloats over fellow leaders ‘kissing his a**’: Live

President’s reciprocal tariffs take effect on Wednesday, including 104% levy on Chinese goods

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3 w. ago Trump calls tariff fallout a ‘war with the world’ and gloats over world leaders ‘kissing his a**’: Live

President’s reciprocal tariffs take effect on Wednesday, including 104% levy on Chinese goods

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3 w. ago Elon Musk 'spent the weekend begging Donald Trump to cancel his tariffs', bombshell report claims

The world's richest man launched a desperate plea with Donald Trump to scale back his tariff plans just days before the following market fallout ate away at Tesla's stocks

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3 w. ago Petrol car ban date confirmed by Keir Starmer amid Donald Trump tariff fallout

The Prime Minister backed the British car industry on Monday as he warned Donald Trump's tariffs will have a 'profound' impact on the global economy

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3 w. ago Starmer vows to back British business ‘to the hilt’ amid Trump tariff fallout

Sir Keir Starmer hinted at further announcements to come to support British firms

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3 w. ago Global stock market meltdown leaves Wall Street fearing repeat of 1987's Black Monday amid Trump tariff fallout

Fears are growing that Wall Street is about to see Black Monday 2 tomorrow - which would make last week's sell-off caused by President Donald Trump's tariffs look tiny. 

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3 w. ago Asian markets plunge further amid tariff fallout; Trump says ‘sometimes you have to take medicine’ – business live

Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbles nearly 9% on Monday as Hong Kong’s Hang Seng down 8% and South Korea trading temporarily halted amid Trump tariff concernsHong Kong stocks have plummeted more than 9% at open, while Singapore stocks dropped over 7%, according to reports.Hong Kong and Chinese stocks dived on Monday as markets around the world crumbled in the face of the widening global trade war and fears it will unleash a deep recession, Reuters says. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nikkei plunges as Asian markets brace for further tariff fallout; Trump says ‘sometimes you have to take medicine’ – business live

Japan’s stock index plummets almost 9% on Trump tariff concerns after almost $5tn was wiped off the value of global stock markets last weekUS Treasury yields fell on Monday and the two-year yield sank to a multi-year low as worries of a possible recession in the world’s largest economy grew and investors wagered that could see US rates cut as early as May.The two-year US Treasury yield, which typically reflects near-term rate expectations, tumbled more than 20 basis points to its lowest level since September 2022 at 3.4350%, as investors ramped up bets of more aggressive Federal Reserve easing this year, Reuters reports. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Nikkei slumps as Asian markets brace for further tariff fallout; Trump says ‘sometimes you have to take medicine’ – business live

Japan’s Nikkei plunges more than 7% on Trump tariff concerns after almost $5tn was wiped off the value of global stock markets last weekJapan’s Nikkei index has plunged more than 7%, Agence France-Presse is reporting, after having it down down 3.6% and 5% a little earlier.The fall extends last week’s 9% drop – its steepest one-week percentage decline since March 2020. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Black Monday 2' fears rise as stock futures sink sharply again as Trump tariff fallout escalates

Fears are growing that Wall Street is about to see Black Monday 2 tomorrow - which would make last week's sell-off caused by President Donald Trump's tariffs look tiny. 

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3 w. ago Starmer to relax green rules to boost UK car industry: PM will exempt work vans and supercars from 2030 ban on new petrol vehicles amid fallout from Donald Trump's tariff war

Sir Keir Starmer said he wanted to 'back British brilliance' as he confirmed yesterday that luxury manufacturers, like Bentley and McLaren, are set to be exempted from the 2030 ban.

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3 w. ago Jaguar Land Rover suspends exports to US as tariff fallout spreads

Trump’s levies on foreign-made cars spark disruption across global automakers’ supply chains

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