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Most Asian Markets Drop, Dollar Gains As Trump Fires Tariff Warning

Donald Trump warned he will hit China, Mexico and Canada with big tariffs in response to illegal drug trade and immigration (Credit: AFP)

Asian markets fell and the dollar rallied Tuesday after Donald Trump warned he would impose huge new tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada on his first day in office, dealing a blow to hopes of a more moderate approach to trade policy.

The former and next president said on his Truth Social account that he would hammer the United States' largest trading partners in response to the illegal drug trade and immigration.

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