Dollar drops as Donald Trump’s tariffs stoke economic fears

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The dollar slumped on Thursday and global stock markets dropped as investors rushed to price in growing damage to the world’s biggest economy from Donald Trump’s trade war.

The dollar fell 2.1 per cent against a basket of trading partners’ currencies, on track for its worst day since 2022, as investors fretted about lower growth from the president’s levelling of…