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Art Of The Deal? How Trump Backed Down On Tariffs

US President Donald Trump abruptly backed down in his global trade war with a 90 day tariff pause for most countries -- but slapped even more levies against China in what has become a brutal duel between the world's two largest economies (Credit: AFP)

It ended not with a bang, but with US President Donald Trump and two top aides writing a social media post.

Trump's decision to pause worldwide tariffs capped an extraordinary week of global panic since he announced the levies on what he called "Liberation Day."

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