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Donald Trump has a message for the world: My trade wars aren't over yet

With his latest threat to impose tariffs on $11 billion in imports from the EU - Trump offered a vivid reminder that he has other relationships he's eager to rewrite

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Shawn Donnan | Bloomberg
President Donald Trump is sending a clear message to the economic policy makers gathering in Washington for the IMF and World Bank’s spring meetings: My trade wars aren’t finished yet and a weakening global economy will just have to deal with it.

With his latest threat to impose tariffs on $11 billion in imports from the European Union -- from helicopters to Roquefort cheese -- the US president offered a vivid reminder that, even as he moves toward a deal with China to end their tariff wars, he has other relationships he’s eager to rewrite. That’s not encouraging for global growth,

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