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New 100% tariffs on China: Another TACO moment?

BY KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025 12:05PM

As the US threatens more outlandish tariffs on China, investment experts foresee more market volatility in the short term with neither side backing down. But will US President Donald Trump once again "chicken out"?

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