BANGKOK -- Natural rubber prices in Thailand are slumping, as growing economic uncertainty sparked by U.S. trade tariffs dampens consumer appetite for new cars.
International prices on natural rubber, a main raw material for tires, may hinge on how Thailand -- the world's biggest rubber producer -- negotiates with the U.S. on President Donald Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs levied against Thailand and dozens of other countries.
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