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Caitlin Doherty

Global markets nose-dive as Trump’s 10% tariff on UK products comes into effect

A screen displays financial news as traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (Seth Wenig/AP) - (AP)

Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on UK products has officially come into force, with global stock markets plunging deeper into the red in response to the imposition of import taxes.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to spend the weekend speaking to foreign leaders about the tariffs, after calls with the prime ministers of Australia and Italy on Friday in which the leaders agreed that a trade war would be “extremely damaging”.

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