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Markets ‘celebrate' after Donald Trump delayed 50 per cent EU tariffs

Markets ‘celebrate' after Donald Trump delayed 50 per cent EU tariffs

Sky News AU26-05-2025

There's been a 'celebration' from investors globally following 'something of a reprieve' on the tariff front, according to CommSec's Tom Piotrowski.
'The US administration has delayed the imposition of tariffs on EU imports by a month,' he told Sky News Australia.
'That's been celebrated in Europe in particular – you saw the German market rally by 1.7 per cent.'
Presented by CommSec.

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