Gordon Brown accuses Trump of ‘weaponising’ global trade system
by Jasper Jolly from on (#6WKFD)
Former PM says governments should team up to create global rescue plan' that counters US president's tariffs
Gordon Brown has accused Donald Trump of weaponising" the global trading system with steep import tariffs that threaten a breakdown" in the global economic order.
The former prime minister said governments and central banks should come up with a global rescue plan" comparable to actions taken during the global financial crisis of 2008, including synchronised interest rate cuts to cushion the blow from tariffs.
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