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Evening Standard
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Matt Watts

Stock markets fall as Donald Trump imposes new tariffs on more than 90 countries

Stock markets fell on Friday as Donald Trump imposed new tariffs on more than 90 countries after the deadline to stike trade deals with US passed.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 0.6% - down 50.2 points to 9082.7 - in mid-morning trade on Friday, while European markets suffered steeper falls as the Cac 40 in France dropped 1.8% and Germany's Dax was off 1.7% as Trump brought in the tariffs on trading partners.

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