The weakening in the US economy is marked on Wall Street. At a trade opening at 3.30 pm, the most important indices of the US stock exchange fall. This is how the leading indices look shortly after opening: • The S&P 500 goes down 2 percent • Dow Jones decreases 1.5 percent • Nasdaq decreases 2.6 percent on Wednesday, it became known that the US economy has fallen for the first time in three years. Gross domestic product decreased 0.3 per cent in the first quarter. US President Donald Trump has pursued an aggressive trade policy. He has introduced, and threatens to introduce, extensive tariffs. This has created considerable uncertainty and turmoil in the markets. Many economists have predicted that this would weaken the US economy.
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