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Markets react to Trump’s tariffs

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7 April 2025

Episode 3530

37 minutes


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Asian and European markets tumble as Donald Trump’s trade war rattles investors, we discuss the global stakes. Then: Serbia’s political crisis deepens. Can president Aleksandar Vučić hold on to power? Plus: ‘Konfekt’ editor Sophie Grove joins the show from Milan as Salone del Mobile gets under way

7 April 2025

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Is the US weaponising its economy?

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Edward Fishman, author of ‘Chokepoints: How the Global Economy Became a Weapon of War’, joins Andrew Mueller to discuss the response to Donald Trump’s tariff announcements, the risk of global trade fracture and why there might be a domestic backlash.

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