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Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
AP via KSTP ^
Posted on 4/6/2025, 8:18:38 PM by janetjanet998
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of the world unless countries even out their trade with the U.S., digging in on his plans to implement the taxes that have sent financial markets reeling, raised fears of a recession and upended the global trading system.
Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he didn’t want global markets to fall, but also that he wasn’t concerned about the massive sell-off either, adding, “sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4309305/posts
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- good read and off to bed
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Over 50 nations want to start trade talks with US after tariffs, Trump officials say
Reuters ^ | April 06, 2025 | Douglas Gillison, Ben Blanchard and Sara Rossi
Posted on 4/6/2025, 4:11:36 PM by Red Badger
WASHINGTON/TAIPEI/VERONA, Italy- More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks since U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping new tariffs, top officials said on Sunday as they defended levies that wiped out nearly $6 trillion in value from U.S. stocks last week and downplayed economic fallout.
On Sunday morning talk shows, Trump’s top economic advisers sought to portray the tariffs as a savvy repositioning of the U.S. in the global trade order. They also tried to minimize the economic shocks from last week’s tumultuous rollout, ahead of Monday’s expected bumpy opening of Asian stock markets.
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https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4309260/posts