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The volatility was mirrored on the domestic front, where Trump and Musk have riled Democrats and some Republicans with sweeping cuts to the federal workforce and other policies targeting vulnerable communities and constitutional rights.

Earlier on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slammed Trump's sweeping tariffs on his country, calling it a "very dumb thing to do" and vowed to conduct a "relentless fight" to protect its economy.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has slammed Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Canada, calling it a "very dumb thing to do" and vowed to conduct a "relentless fight" to protect its economy.

Because there's been some success, but I don't think there's been the sort of sweeping success that some people envisioned could come to the party in that moment, six, seven years ago.

Coronavirus fears were already sweeping through China, and an urgent evacuation flight had been arranged to bring stranded Brits home from the virus epicentre, Wuhan.