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Currency trader Argentex suspends shares after tariff-driven margin calls

London-listed currency firm hit by margin calls after Trump tariffs weaken dollar

Argentex is listed on London’s junior Aim market Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Argentex is listed on London’s junior Aim market Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

A London-listed currency trading business has suspended its shares after being hit with margin calls following the impact of US president Donald Trump’s trade tariffs.

Trump’s tariff blitz, which he launched on 2 April, has plunged global markets into turmoil on fears over the impact on trade.

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