The Friday announcement from the president came after a week of ups and downs, including Moody's downgrading the nation's credit rating.

Markets on Wall Street and in Europe declined rapidly early Friday morning after President Donald Trump posted a pair of tariff threats on social media, one aimed at Apple and the other at the European Union.

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