8 Apr 2025

USA correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 8 April 2025
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on April 3, 2025. Wall Street stocks sank in early trading on April 3,2025, joining a global equity selloff after President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement exacerbated worries about a trade war and global economic downturn. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Photo: AFP / Charly Tribelleau

The US tariffs are blowing up markets worldwide and now President Trump is threatening to up the ante with China after it reciprocated tariffs.

Also, Danielle explains the significance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court race - won by a liberal candidate despite Elon Musk putting his own money behind the conservative pick.

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.