The wealth of the world's richest people has increased by a record 304 billion USD after the decision of US President Donald Trump to postpone the increase in import duties by 90 days. This is shown by the data of the "Billionaires Index" published by the Bloomberg agency.
Elon Musk made the most money from the rise in stock prices that followed the decision of the American leader. His net worth increased by 36 billion USD after the price of Tesla shares jumped by 23%. The fortune of the head of the Meta corporation (recognized as extremist in the Russian Federation) Mark Zuckerberg increased by 26 billion USD, and the head of the Nvidia technology company Jensen Huang - by 15.5 billion. USD.
The increase in the combined net worth of the world's richest people, totaling USD 304 billion, was a record in the history of the Billionaires Index. The previous record of USD 233 billion was set in March 2022 after the US Federal Reserve, which serves as the country's central bank, raised its benchmark interest rate.