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Caitlin Doherty

Trump’s 10% tariff on UK products to come into force as stock markets plunge

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have led to stock markets plunging (Pool via AP) - (AP)

Donald Trump’s 10% tariff on UK products is set to come into force on Saturday, as global stock markets have continued to fall in response to the imposition of import taxes.

The FTSE 100 plummeted on Friday in its worst day of trading since the start of the pandemic while markets on Wall Street also tumbled.

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