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Trump broadens push for tariff deals, unveils 50% Brazil levy

Global stocks mostly up despite new Trump tariffs, Nasdaq at record

The Nasdaq powered to a fresh record and major European markets closed in the green Wednesday, brushing off US President Donald Trump’s growing array of tariff targets.After releasing tariff warning letters to seven additional countries early Wednesday afternoon, Trump followed up late in the afternoon with a threatened 50 percent levy on Brazil.Trump tied the …

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Trump broadens push for tariff deals, unveils 50% Brazil levy

US President Donald Trump announced a 50 percent tariff Wednesday targeting Brazil as he blasted the trial of the country’s ex-leader, while widening a push to secure more bilateral trade deals with other partners.In a letter addressed to President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Trump criticized the treatment of Jair Bolsonaro as an “international disgrace,” …

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