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Markets kept melting down as Trump’s new tariff regime fed fears of a broader economic slowdown, with investors and foreign governments reacting to a policy rollout that still looked improvised and punitive. The damage was visible in selloffs, emergency tone-setting from officials abroad, and rising warnings that the trade fight could tip into recession territory.
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Markets kept melting down as Trump’s new tariff regime fed fears of a broader economic slowdown, with investors and foreign governments reacting to a policy rollout that still looked improvised and punitive. The damage was visible in selloffs, emergency tone-setting from officials abroad, and rising warnings that the trade fight could tip into recession territory.
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Markets kept melting down as Trump’s new tariff regime fed fears of a broader economic slowdown, with investors and foreign governments reacting to a policy rollout that still looked improvised and punitive. The damage was visible in selloffs, emergency tone-setting from officials abroad, and rising warnings that the trade fight could tip into recession territory.
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