Dozens of countries scramble to cope with latest wave of Trump trade tariffs

Markets tumble as US president unleashes global chaos with rates from 10- to 50% due to take effect next week

Leaders of more than 60 countries have been plunged into a fresh race to secure trade deals with the US after Donald Trump unleashed global chaos with sweeping new tariff rates.

Trump's latest blitz triggered a wave of market jitters and fears for jobs in some of the poorest countries, as tariff rates were signed off ranging from 50% to 10%.