Tariffs center stage at IMF/World Bank meetings

关税成为国际货币基金组织/世界银行会议的焦点

The Beijing Hour

2025-04-22

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The International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings have opened amid market turmoil stirred up by U.S. tariffs (01:01). Wall Street and the dollar plunged as investor confidence falters in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and his attacks against the Federal Reserve chair (37:21). And the presidents of Kenya and Azerbaijan are paying state visits to China starting Tuesday (15:26).
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