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Seesaw day ends with Dow down as Trump’s tariff reports send stock markets on wild swings

Claims that Kevin Hassett said Donald Trump is considering a 90-day pause on tariffs are ‘fake news’

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2025

Market Panic Deepens As China Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs

Hong Kong's Hang Seng plunged more than 13 percent, its biggest drop since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, while in Japan the Nikkei 225 index fell an eye-watering 7.8 percent.

Latin Times · Apr 7, 2025

Market Panic Mounts As World Scrambles To Temper Trump Tariffs

"Sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something," Trump said of the market pain that has seen trillions of dollars wiped off the value of US companies since the beginning of his tariff rampage.

International Business Times · Apr 7, 2025

Business execs are calling up Susie Wiles in panic over Trump’s mixed messages on tariffs

White House chief of staff said to be fielding calls from chief executives and lobbyists seeking clarity on the president’s policies

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11, 2025

Global stock markets register heavy falls as White House tries to talk up Trump tariffs

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq and Nikkei all down by at least 2% and Tesla shares fall 15% for worst day since September 2020

The Guardian - US · Mar 10, 2025

Trump Declines To Rule Out 2025 US Recession

President Donald Trump declined in an interview aired Sunday to rule out the possibility that the United States might enter a recession this year.

International Business Times · Mar 9, 2025

US economic worries mount as Trump implements tariffs, cuts workforce and freezes spending

President Donald Trump's flurry of tariffs, government layoffs and spending freezes may be doing more to harm the U.S. economy than to fix it

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2025

Australia warned not to hit back at US with tariffs

The treasurer has pushed for Australia to be exempt from US tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, with a decision due soon from Donald Trump.

AAP · Feb 25, 2025

Treasurer to push for tariff exemption in US meeting

As superannuation giants attempt to build ties with US investors in Washington, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will try to secure a tariff deal with his US counterpart.

AAP · Feb 25, 2025