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A global trade war is brewing as the U.S. imposes tariffs on a growing list of countries, heightening concerns about economic growth and roiling stock markets around the world. President Trump on Wednesday announced so-called reciprocal tariffs on imports from about 90 nations that are above a 10% across-the-board tax applied to all imports to the U.S. Describing the announcement as “Liberation Day,” the president said the new taxes are needed to erase a trade deficit between the U.S. and other countries, ranging from China to the European Union. Some nations will face only the universal tariff of 10%, while…