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Trump Puts World On Edge As 'Liberation Day' Tariffs Loom

US President Donald Trump believes tariffs will drive the 'rebirth' of America as a manufacturing giant and stop it being 'ripped off' (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump had the world's leading economies on edge Tuesday as the US president prepared to unveil a promised raft of tariffs that could trigger a cascading global trade war.

Trump kept rivals and allies alike guessing about who would be targeted and by how much, but promised to be "very kind" when addressing what he has dubbed "Liberation Day" on Wednesday.

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