Trump's realised tariff threats sends markets and currencies into a tailspin

US sets sights on EU next

Eve Maddock-Jones
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US president Donald Trump has come through on his campaign promises and slapped a wider range of tariffs on his country’s biggest importers, triggering a wave of market volatility.

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