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Politics · 23 February 2026

Trump sets 15% global tariff as dollar falls

Trump sets 15% global tariff as dollar falls

Over the weekend, the American president introduced a worldwide trade charge that begins without delay. The new border taxes replace earlier policies that judges at the highest legal court recently declared unlawful. In response to these announcements, international investors traded away United States currency, pushing its price down against both the euro and the yen. Trading indicators also predicted early financial losses for major businesses across Wall Street and European markets.

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