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Trump, Liberation Day and tariffs

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Trump unveiled a series of historic tariffs at the White House’s Rose Garden on Wednesday for a "Make America Wealthy Again" event as part of a day his administration dubbed "Liberation Day" for the ...
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President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an escalating trade wa...
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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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How we got to Liberation Day: A look at Trump’s past comments on tariffs
President Donald Trump has routinely declared tariffs as one of the most beautiful words in the dictionary and has regularly accused foreign countries of ripping off the U.S.
Analysts unanimously denounce Trump’s liberation day tariffs: ‘Worse than the worst case’
Analysts at Wedbush Securities and Goldman Sachs as well as top economist Larry Summers predicted much economic pain ahead.
Here are the Basics on Trump's 'Liberation Day' Tariffs
All U.S. imports face a baseline 10% tariff, effective Saturday. + Higher rates will apply to partners judged "bad actors" on trade. For example, Japan faces a 24% duty and the European Union faces a 20% levy,
Trump stokes trade war as world reels from tariff shock
President Donald Trump's move to impose sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports sparked threats of retaliation on Thursday, as companies and governments rushed to count the costs from an escalating trade war that threatens to shake up global alliances.
Thursday Briefing: Trump’s Global Tariffs
Trump announced sweeping global tariffs. President Trump unveiled yesterday his most expansive tariffs to date, hitting all of the U.S. trading partners except Canada and Mexico w
For Trump, tariff gamble brings political risk
He called it "Liberation Day," but President Donald Trump's Wednesday unveiling of reciprocal tariffs could cause political headwinds for his party and economic pain for his constituents if his promises to recast the economy do not work out.
Global markets reel as Trump tariffs stoke fear of economic 'spiral of doom'
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 would push an already fragile world economy into recession.
Live Updates: China and Europe Vow to Respond to Trump’s Tariffs
Investors’ shock at the size of the levies sent markets in Asia sharply lower. Experts warned that the global economy could be upended.
Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs in Bid to Reshape U.S. Economy and World Order
Trump announced he was signing an executive order “instituting reciprocal tariffs on countries throughout the world. Reciprocal—that means they do it to us and we do it to them.” In practice, the White House said that will translate into a new 10 percent tariff on all imported goods,

Trump, Mexico and Tariff

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The trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies reached new terrain as Beijing showed its anger with first across-the-board levies.
From The Wall Street Journal
tariffs also threaten to grind down growth for the U.S. and other economies, while worsening inflation when it may be stuck above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
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China Hits Back at Trump With Sweeping Tariffs on All U.S. Goods
The trade conflict between the world’s two largest economies reached new terrain as Beijing showed its anger with first across-the-board levies.
Analysis-Mexico free trade with US may survive as Trump spares it from new tariffs, hits rivals
President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" appeared set to end North American free trade and Mexico's privileged access to the U.S. Instead, Mexican officials are celebrating being left off Trump's global tariffs list,
Trump’s new tariff plan gives exemptions to Canada, Mexico, pharma, other sectors — for now
As markets worldwide slump in the wake of President Donald Trump’s rollout of his “liberation day” tariffs, the exemptions that Trump made are among the things that stand out.
A jittery Wall Street rides the tariff roller coaster and appears headed for big losses on Thursday
U.S. stocks whipped through another dizzying day of trading, but the mood on Wall Street turned sour after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs against nearly all
The Latest: Trump set to announce new tariffs in what he calls ‘Liberation Day’
After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump is set to announce a barrage of self-described “reciprocal” tariffs on friend and foe alike
Trump’s Day of Reckoning
President Donald Trump said he pushed his so-called Liberation Day from yesterday to today to avoid April Fool’s Day—“because then nobody would believe what I said.” Now, instead of falling on a date devoted to pranks,
US stocks slide, Trump says tariff policy will 'never change'
U.S. stocks continued their plunge in early trading on Friday, just hours after China announced retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" levies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 1,
Why Economists Are Horrified by Trump's Tariff Math
Trump first slapped a 10% blanket tariff on all imports into the U.S., including from uninhabited islands, such as the Heard and McDonald islands, and on places with which the U.S. runs a surplus, such as the U.
‘Daily Show’ Flips Trump’s Unhinged Tariff Metaphor Into A Perfect Punchline
Trump wrote in all-caps on his Truth Social platform: “THE OPERATION IS OVER! THE PATIENT LIVED, AND IS HEALING. THE PROGNOSIS IS THAT THE PATIENT WILL BE FAR STRONGER, BIGGER, BETTER, AND MORE RESILIENT THAN EVER BEFORE. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
These companies tried to dodge China tariffs during Trump’s first term. Now they’re feeling the burn in Vietnam.
From home goods and furniture to soft toys, sneakers and athletic apparel, a slew of U.S. companies have tapped into Vietnam in recent years in an attempt to reduce their reliance on China. They’re now taking a hit after Trump hit the Southeast Asian country with a hefty 46% tariff in his “liberation day” announcement that targeted nations around the world.
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Chinese State Media Rebukes Trump’s Tariffs With AI Song and Film
CGTN isn’t the only state media outlet to use AI to slam Trump’s trade policy. New China TV, the English-language social-media-focused brand of China’s official state news service Xinhua, also published on April 3 a three-minute, 18-second sci-fi short called “T.A.R.I.F.F.”
CNBC Daily Open: Trump tariffs pummel stocks, leaving a trail of red
For now, the only (unwilling) subjects of Trump’s “liberation” were investors, who parted with the oppressive weight of their stock returns.
Is the U.S. Heading Into a Recession Amid Trump's Tariffs?
Trump’s “Liberation Day” moves saw the introduction of a 10% tariff on all imported goods, and additional import taxes—of varying degrees—placed on 60 other countries.The U.S. and global markets have already started to feel the impact of Trump’s tariffs,
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