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US President Donald Trump is ratcheting up tension over tariffs. AFP
US President Donald Trump is ratcheting up tension over tariffs. AFP
US-China trade war to worsen before breakthrough, economists say
Tariff war looks increasingly like the IMF’s worst-case scenario for a global economy, according to experts