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Trump’s Trade Whiplash Sinks World Into Dreaded ‘Uncertainty’

Donald Trump and Scott Bessent during a lunch with Norway’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Store.Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

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By Enda Curran, Jorge Valero, and Katia Dmitrieva

April 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM UTC

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The world’s finance chiefs flocked to Washington this week to see up close how President Donald Trump’s effort to overhaul the global economic order is shaking markets and eroding growth.