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Evening Standard
Bill Bowkett

Why did Trump blink on tariffs with 90-day pause? Inside story of how bond market 'fire sale' spooked POTUS

Donald Trump was forced to scale back his tariff onslaught because of a “fire sale” in the bond market which could have triggered a financial meltdown, reports suggest.

The US President on Wednesday said he put a 90-day pause on his exorbitant tariffs because critics were “getting yippie” about it.

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