# Inside Trump’s tariff retreat: How fears of a bond market catastrophe convinced Trump to hit the pause button

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/inside-trumps-tariff-retreat-how-fears-of-a-bond-market-catastrophe-convinced-trump-to-hit-the-pause-button/
- Published: 2025-04-10T10:00:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Woman holding $50 bonds, probably Liberty Bonds. Engraving and Printing, Bureau of Treasury Dept.  [Between 1917 and 1919]. Photo source: Harris &amp; Ewing photograph collection. Library of Congress. No known restrictions.. Article by Kevin Liptak, Jeff Zeleny, Phil Mattingly, Kayla Tausche and Alayna Treene. CNN &#8211; April 9, 2025. (CNN)&nbsp;—&nbsp;President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to reverse course on his sweeping tariff plan by announcing a&nbsp;three-month pause&nbsp;revealed his threshold for political pain: One week. “They were getting yippy,” Trump said, explaining the rising criticism raining down on the White House over the last week. “They were getting a little bit yippy, a little afraid.” [&#8230;] Click here to view original web page at www.cnn.com
