EU OKs countermeasures, China hits US with 84% tariff
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President Donald Trump's severe tariffs against virtually all U.S. trading partners continued to roil world markets on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs have gone into full effect.
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Trump said he hopes the tariffs will influence companies to build more manufacturing plants in the United States; however, pushback is coming from both sides of the aisle, citing economic concerns.
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The United States appears open to comprehensive negotiations with the European Union to address a broad range of issues, Irish Trade Minister Simon Harris said after a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Wednesday.
Trump hit EU imports with a 20 percent tariff on April 2, claiming the EU already had tariff measures against the U.S. that equated to 39 percent. This came after he imposed 25 percent tariffs on auto imports, as well as aluminum and steel.
Superpower rival Beijing slapped massive 84 per cent levies on US goods. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
French trade minister Laurent Saint-Martin said on Wednesday that the current context of trade tariffs between the European Union and the United States makes strategic partnerships such as the one France has with Indonesia important.
The European Union is “ready to negotiate” with the United States after President Trump issued sweeping tariffs last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a press
President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of 20% on the European Union as part of his “Liberation Day” tariff policy.
We stand ready to negotiate with the United States,” European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said at an event in Brussels on Monday. “Indeed, we have offered zero-for-zero tariffs for industrial goods,
European Union officials will vet and vote on a list of retaliatory tariffs this week, while contemplating what comes next.
Musk during a talk with Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said he'd like to see a "free trade zone" between Europe and the US.