European markets slump as Trump says ‘you have to take medicine’

US president tells reporters foreign governments will have to pay ‘a lot of money’ to lift leviesBusiness live – latest updatesStock markets across Europe slumped on Mondayafter Donald Trump said foreign governments would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs that he characterised as “medicine”.Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One late on Sunday, the US president indicated he was not concerned about market losses that have already wiped out nearly $6tn (£5tn) in value from US stocks. “I don’t want anything to go down. But sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” he said. Continue reading...

Apr 7, 2025 - 02:30
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European markets slump as Trump says ‘you have to take medicine’

US president tells reporters foreign governments will have to pay ‘a lot of money’ to lift levies

Stock markets across Europe slumped on Mondayafter Donald Trump said foreign governments would have to pay “a lot of money” to lift sweeping tariffs that he characterised as “medicine”.

Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One late on Sunday, the US president indicated he was not concerned about market losses that have already wiped out nearly $6tn (£5tn) in value from US stocks. “I don’t want anything to go down. But sometimes you have to take medicine to fix something,” he said. Continue reading...

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