Klarna pauses plans for $15bn New York IPO in wake of Trump tariffs

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Klarna has paused plans to launch a long-awaited $15bn New York IPO because of market turbulence in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging tariff announcements.

The Swedish “buy now, pay later” fintech was set to launch its so-called IPO roadshow with investors next week, but the sell-off in US stocks has put the plans on ice, said a person familiar…