How Trump's tariffs ripped up the global trade order
US President Donald Trump has said he wants to ‘take the oil in Iran’ and could seize the export hub of Kharg Island. Uncertainty about what happens next in the war is sending nervousness through global markets. Plus, this week marks one year since President Trump’s so-called Liberation Day announcement. How has the global trade landscape changed since then?
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Donald Trump says US could ‘take the oil in Iran’
Global markets recoil as Marco Rubio warns war in Iran could stretch for weeks
US bond market shows signs of strain as Iran war sparks Treasury tumult
How has the global economy changed since ‘liberation day’?
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