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The return of ‘tariff man’: the week Donald Trump revived the global trade war

After a three-month pause, US president threatens punitive levies on governments and commodities

It started with twin warnings to Japan and South Korea. Then came a broadside against copper and drug imports. Then came a brutal rebuke for Brazil. Many other US trading partners face punishing tariffs with a new deadline of August 1.

This was the week Donald Trump revived his global trade war after a three-month pause on the dramatic levies he announced on “liberation day” in early April.

The return of the self-styled “tariff man” comes as foreign governments face the prospect of either quickly striking a trade deal with the mercurial US president, or returning to the punitive levies announced in April as the suspension elapses.

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