How global economies reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs | Pics

Many countries responded to Donald Trump's sweeping tariff announcement in their own way.

Published on Apr 03, 2025 11:59 pm IST 8 Photos
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US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on several countries on Wednesday in the Rose Garden at the White House as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listened. The world reacted to the unprecedented move.(AP)

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French President Emmanuel Macron, center, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, left,and Presidency General Secretary Alexis Kohler attend a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday. Macron called on the EU companies to stop their investments in the US.(AP)

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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about tariffs at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, on Thursday. In a sharp response to US President Donald Trump's newly imposed 'reciprocal' tariffs, Canada announced that it would impose a 25 percent tariff on some US auto imports. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that 25 percent tariffs will be levied on all vehicles imported from the United States that are not compliant with CUSMA.(REUTERS)

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Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter (R) and Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin address a press conference on US tariffs in Bern on April 3, 2025. Switzerland is not planning to retaliate against the steep tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump "at this stage", the country's government announced.(AFP)

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Lynn Martin, president of the New York Stock Exchange Group, center right, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Thursday, April 3, 2025. Repercussions from Donald Trump's tariff war spread across global markets Thursday, knocking down stocks and spurring a flight into fixed-income havens.(Bloomberg)

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