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As markets buckle up for Trump tariffs, these global sectors brace for a rough ride

U.S. President Donald Trump this weekend announced hefty tariffs on his country’s three biggest trading partners, leaving investors scrambling to position themselves for a global trade war. Canada and Mexico face 25% duties on their exports to the U.S., with a lower 10% levy imposed on Chinese goods. Canada has already responded with retaliatory tariffs of 25% against $155 billion …

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Euro zone inflation, January 2025

A person buys products at a Mercadona store in Lisbon, Portugal, on January 25, 2025. Luis Boza | Nurphoto | Getty Images The euro zone inflation accelerated to a hotter-than-expected 2.5% in January on an annual basis as energy costs jumped, flash data from statistics agency Eurostat showed Monday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected the January inflation print to …

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Global auto stocks fall as Trump tariffs spark trade war concerns

Employees work on the assembly line of new energy vehicles at a factory of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor on April 1, 2024 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Shi Kuanbing | VCG | Visual China Group | Getty Images Shares of auto giants fell sharply on Monday, after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed long-threatened tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico …

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