Tariffs Fuel Market Meltdown, Recession 'Expected', Trump Open To Trade Deals

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On today's podcast:

(1) Asian shares fell to the lowest level in two months, extending a global selloff in stocks after President Donald Trump’s latest tariff measures drove investors into haven assets.

(2) All across the world, as sell orders lit up screens on trading floors from Tokyo to London and New York, a sobering reality took hold: Donald Trump is serious about upending the global trading system — and it appears, at least for now, that fears of a stock-market crash won’t stop him.

(3) President Donald Trump’s big tariff rollout was supposed to reduce uncertainty for businesses. Economists say it did the exact opposite, while also raising recession risk.

(4) President Donald Trump said he was open to reducing his tariffs if other nations were able to offer something “phenomenal,” indicating that the White House was open to negotiations despite the insistence of some top officials.

(5) French President Emmanuel Macron was quick to respond to US President Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs on the European Union by urging businesses in the world’s largest trading bloc to halt spending on the US.

(6) US officials have told their UK counterparts they’ll discuss Britain’s proposal to reduce tariffs below 10%, but warned them President Donald Trump may decide that number is his permanent baseline for all countries, according to British officials familiar with the matter.

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