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Evening Standard
Jacob Phillips

Trump officials claim 50 nations want to start US trade talks as Starmer vows to protect UK businesses

Trump officials have been defending his decision to impose sweeping tariffs across the globe - (AP)

More than 50 nations have reached out to the White House to begin trade talks in the wake of Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, US officials have claimed, despite the measures wiping nearly $6 trillion in value from US stocks last week.

The US President’s top economic advisers have insisted that the worldwide tariffs issued on Wednesday have put Trump in a position of power and have helped reposition America in the global trade order.

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