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Trump’s economic team of rivals braces for turbulence after doing little to curb his tariff appetite

Trump’s economic team of rivals braces for turbulence after doing little to curb his tariff appetite

Trump’s economic team of rivals braces for turbulence after doing little to curb his tariff appetite
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Treasury secretary on Trump’s backdown on tariffs

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explains to CNN's Alayna Treene at a press conference the decision behind President Donald Trump backing off worldwide tariffs on every nation except China.

Treasury secretary on Trump’s backdown on tariffs
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Former Trump official describes how she thinks Trump’s decision-making led to pause on tariffs

Former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin joined CNN's Jake Tapper to discuss President Donald Trump's announcement of a complete three-month pause on all the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China.

Former Trump official describes how she thinks Trump’s decision-making led to pause on tariffs
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Inside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button

Inside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button

Inside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button
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Trump trade official defends tariffs against Australia despite US trade surplus

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) asks US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about President Donald Trump's tariffs on Australia at a Senate Finance Committee hearing.

Trump trade official defends tariffs against Australia despite US trade surplus
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Trade concerns won’t be solved overnight, top Trump official says

Trade concerns won’t be solved overnight, top Trump official says

Trade concerns won’t be solved overnight, top Trump official says
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Hear Rubio’s response to 'crashing' markets after tariff news

At a NATO foreign ministers summit in Brussels, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded to a reporter’s question about the impact of President Trump's recent tariff announcements on European markets.

Hear Rubio’s response to 'crashing' markets after tariff news
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JPMorgan executive says inflation and recession likely from tariffs

CNN’s Jake Tapper talks with JPMorgan Head of Economic Research Bruce Kasman about why the bank is raising its odds of recession to 60% amid the Trump tariff fallout.

JPMorgan executive says inflation and recession likely from tariffs
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Powell: Tariffs 'highly likely' to increase inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that President Donald Trump's global tariffs are likely to cause a short-term increase in inflation. Powell said that the scope of Trump's tariffs are "significantly larger than expected," but emphasized that the central bank will work to prevent any price spikes caused by the tariffs from becoming an "ongoing inflation problem."

Powell: Tariffs 'highly likely' to increase inflation
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Inside Trump’s defiant response to the markets’ tariff meltdown

Inside Trump’s defiant response to the markets’ tariff meltdown

Inside Trump’s defiant response to the markets’ tariff meltdown

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