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A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is being too “erratic” in his moves to shake up the U.S. economy, as his imposition of tariffs against some of the nation's top trading partners hammers stock markets, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found. Some 57% of respondents, including one in three Republicans, said the president’s policies have been unsteady as his efforts to tax imports have set off a global trade war, according to the two-day poll that closed on Wednesday. Americans instead want Trump to continue to focus on combating high prices even as there are growing concerns his policies will drive costs up, not down, the poll found.

Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, said Wednesday that the Trump administration’s barrage of policy changes is paralyzing American consumers and businesses — and that’s already hurting the economy.

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The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday affirmed its growth outlook for oil demand and overall economic expansion over the next two years.

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The Treasury makes its pitch to CEOs.

Price pressures eased more than expected in February, a relief for US consumers concerned about looming tariff effects.View on euronews