
US Trade tariffs trigger global stock market decline
US stock markets suffer their largest loss since 2020 from Trump’s new tariff policies.
Trump's trade war disrupts global economies, with 10% tariffs now affecting the UK and other nations. The global stock market has lost trillions in value, while China retaliates with a 34% tax on US imports. Alicia Garcia Herrero, Chief Asia Pacific Economist at Natixis, discusses the impact on Asia.
Also in the programme: A Turkish photojournalist told the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ he and six other journalists were arrested to prevent media coverage of anti-government rallies. Senior Correspondent Orla Guerin reports from Istanbul. We also hear from Kelsey McKinney, the author of a book on the importance of gossip.
Joining presenter Julian Worricker are Anna Matveeva, a senior visiting research fellow at the Russia Institute of King's College London and Andrea Sella, professor of chemistry at University College London.
(Picture: New York Stock Exchange Reaction to New US Tariffs, USA - 04 Apr 2025. Photo by JUSTIN LANE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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