Trump ignites fresh market chaos
- Trump ignites fresh market chaos: In most quarters, the writing is already on the wall for the US economy.
- Jamie Dimon, JP Morgan’s boss, has said that a recession is “likely”, while Larry Fink, his counterpart at BlackRock, has warned that the downturn may have already begun.
- Such gloomy forecasts emerged after Donald Trump unleashed his global trade war, as many fear the US president’s tariffs will hammer growth and sting households.
- The Vatican has published a series of photographs of Pope Francis lying in an open coffin.
- The pictures, taken on Monday and released this morning, show the 88-year-old hours after his death during the rite of the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff.