Stock markets ready to react to Trump’s tariff announcement after fears stoke overnight drop

Stock markets ready to react to Trump’s tariff announcement after fears stoke overnight drop

The U.S. stock markets are expected to dip one day after Trump promised to ‘make America wealthy again’ with new across-the-board tariffs

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