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Trump's Tariff Blitz Triggers Global Trade Chaos

4/6/2025

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President Trump's new tariff regime, launched under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, slaps a 10% baseline tariff on nearly all imports, with steeper rates for nations with hefty trade deficits. This bold move has sparked retaliatory tariffs from the EU and China, igniting market chaos and stoking fears of a looming global recession.

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President Trump's new tariff regime, launched under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, slaps a 10% baseline tariff on nearly all imports, with steeper rates for nations with hefty trade deficits. This bold move has sparked retaliatory tariffs from the EU and China, igniting market chaos and stoking fears of a looming global recession.