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The US president’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs spooked markets but the global trading system has proved to be resilient
Tariff wars may de-escalate but companies in the US and elsewhere are still expected to serve their country first
Tonies chief sees further growth in America despite raising prices of its most expensive figurines
The US president is increasingly tying trade policy to geopolitics, using economic might to bend countries to his will
US president backed off his threat of new duties on European economies after market tumult
Economic data, corporate earnings and tariff news could set the tone for the remainder of the year
