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Nino Paoli

New China tariffs announced during government shutdown and AI valuation debate are a ‘perfect storm coming together,’ top economist says

US President Donald Trump gestures as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 10, 2025. (Credit: SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump’s additional 100% tariff on China erased $2 trillion from the stock market on Friday and possibly couldn’t have come at a worse time.

A potentially renewed trade war risks a resurgence of uncertainty in the market, Apollo Global Management chief economist Torsten Slok said Saturday on Fox Business, all while fears of an AI bubble raise doubts about stock valuations and the federal government shutdown looks like it may last throughout October.

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