“喊话买入”后暂停关税 特朗普高调吹嘘令富豪友人狂赚
美国总统特朗普在白宫椭圆形办公室高调吹嘘，自己暂停关税的决定让亿万富豪朋友在股市中大赚一笔，此举引发外界对其涉嫌操控市场及内幕交易的质疑。
英国权威《独立报》报道，特朗普于本周三（4月9日）突然宣布暂停全球大部分关税，美股应声暴涨。消息公布前，特朗普曾在社交平台“真相社交”上喊话：“现在是买入的大好时机！！！”仅四小时后，他宣布暂停关税，为期90天。
受此影响，股市盘中一度飙升逾7%，最终收涨超过9%。
同日下午，特朗普在椭圆形办公室指着来访的两位亿万富豪兴奋地说：“他赚了250万美元（约337万新元），他赚了9亿美元！还不错吧！”
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