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The big Trump-driven market slumps, bumps and jumps in charts

LONDON (Reuters) -Below are some of the sizable financial market moves prompted by the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump in recent weeks from his re-ignition of a global trade war to the signal that Europe can no longer take the support of U.S. military muscle for granted. King dollar has been brought down a peg or two amid worries that a global trade war combined with a mass cull of government workers will finally put the brakes on the U.S. economy. Euro and yen have had their own fires lit thanks to Europe's massive defence spending plans and the Bank of Japan's interest rate hikes.

Here's What the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Could Mean for Bitcoin

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is going to be held in a United States Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, according to comments by President Donald Trump and an executive order issued on March 6. This is a watershed moment for the coin, and it might be just the first of a series of similar catalysts if other governments around the world follow suit. Per the White House, the new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve will be stocked with Bitcoin that the Department of Treasury came into the possession of via criminal or civil asset forfeitures, as well as via other avenues that do not involve buying it directly.