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Trump news at a glance: Trump pulls back on global tariffs but slaps China with 125%

Containers from a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles
Trump said he brought in the pause because people were ‘getting yippy’ Photograph: Damian Dovarganes/AP

Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for most countries except China, whose tariffs he raised to 125% on Wednesday.

After insisting for days that he would hold firm on his aggressive trade strategy, Trump announced that all countries that had not retaliated against US tariffs would receive a reprieve – and only face a blanket US tariff of 10% – until July.

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