Trump Is Already Slowing Global Trade as Companies Pause Orders

Amazon has begun canceling orders from China and other parts of Asia.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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US President Donald Trump may have announced a delay in some of his tariff plans, but the first signs of an economically-damaging slowdown in global trade are already emerging as companies around the world hit their own pause button on orders and he continues to escalate his trade war with China.