US President Donald Trump has downplayed the global market sell-off, likening his tariffs to taking “medicine to fix something”. His top advisers have defended the levies and rejected fears of recession, saying more than 50 countries have approached the administration for trade talks. Nick Harper reports from Washington DC.
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