Trump’s Tariffs: Has He Backed Down?
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BBC
4.4 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 April 2025
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
Today, the US President rocked global markets again. Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce even tougher tariffs on China and a 90-day pause on higher tariffs for dozens of countries.
James was joined by Dharshini David, Deputy Economics Editor, and Erin Delmore, North America Business Correspondent in New York as the news broke.
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | So on the day that Kier Starrmer and Rachel Reeves announced that the UK was getting a new theme park, |
| 0:12.0 | we have just recorded a rollercoaster episode of newscast, during which this happened. |
| 0:16.6 | As we're speaking, some breaking news. Donald Trump has posted on his social media platform, Truth Social. |
| 0:24.7 | It's quite long, but I think it matters. |
| 0:27.1 | So just let's quickly go through it. |
| 0:29.6 | Based on the lack of respect that China has shown to the world's markets, not the US, |
| 0:34.5 | I'm hereby raising the tariff charge to China by the US to 125% effective immediately. |
| 0:42.1 | He goes on to complain about China ripping off the US and saying, |
| 0:46.3 | hopefully they realise that's no longer acceptable. |
| 0:48.6 | He then goes on to say, based on the fact that more than 75 countries have called various representatives of the US to negotiate |
| 0:56.5 | and that these countries have not, my strong suggestion, retaliated against the US, |
| 1:03.2 | I have authorized a 90-day pause and a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff during this period of 10% |
| 1:12.3 | also effective immediately. |
| 1:15.4 | So that is the rather big twist coming up, |
| 1:19.0 | but we started by talking about the market turmoil |
| 1:22.0 | as a result of Donald Trump's tariffs on this episode of Newscast. |
| 1:26.4 | Newscast from the BBC. |
| 1:28.8 | I like landscapes. |
| 1:29.7 | I don't think I'm being rude. |
| 1:31.1 | Japping. |
| 1:31.7 | Unemployed people who are overweight. |
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