U.S. recession odds are quickly climbing on betting markets, reported Newsweek.

The probability of a recession jumped to 47% on Polymarket and 54% on Kalshi Thursday, a day after President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping tariffs on nations he claims are the worst offenders in trade relations with America.

“My fellow Americans, this is Liberation Day,” Trump said from the White House Rose Garden.

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