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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

Trump cashed in with 327 stock purchases just before he sent the market soaring by pausing tariffs: disclosure

President Donald Trump made 327 stock purchases a day before his announcement that he was pausing his “Liberation Day” tariffs, sending the markets soaring, his financial disclosure report reveals.

The purchases were made on April 8, 2025, six days after Trump initiated a global trade war on April 2, slapping import taxes on goods from nearly every other country, which saw the markets tumble.

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