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US trade partners eye talks after Trump tariff blitz

President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. [AFP]

Major US trade partners pilloried US President Donald Trump's global tariffs onslaught on Thursday, but left the door open to negotiations as markets tumbled over fears his trade war would damage the world economy.

Trump spared almost no nation on his "Liberation Day" on Wednesday, hitting friends and foes alike and reserving some of the harshest tariffs for major trade partners, including the European Union and China.

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