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Donald Trump caused a significant market reaction this week by announcing steep tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China starting from 4 February, which pushed the broad USD higher and sent equities lower. However, after he quickly put the tariffs on Mexico and Canada on hold for a month, the market reaction reversed, and overall equity indexes […]

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