Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1

For weeks, the European Union and the US have been negotiating to avert high US tariffs. Now, the US President is threatening to impose tariffs of 50 percent - and at first, he does not show any distraction.

Trump ‘not looking for a deal’ to avert 50 percent EU tariffs

President Trump is “not looking for a deal” with the European Union after vowing to impose 50 percent tariffs on goods from the bloc, he told reporters at the White House after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the threat stemmed from EU officials’ failure to negotiate “in good faith.” “I'm not looking for a deal. I mean, we've set the deal. It's at 50 percent,” Trump said in response to a reporter’s question during a May 23 Oval Office even…

Markets dip after Trump threatens tariffs against Europe and Apple, sinking the iPhone maker's stock by 3%

The president said he would issue a 50% tariff on the EU and a 25% tax on Apple in a pair of Truth Social posts.

Apple becomes Trump's latest target in trade war, threatens 25% on iPhones

President Trump threatened Apple CEO Tim Cook with a 25% tariff on iPhones unless the company makes them in the U.S. He also threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union. NBC News' Christine Romans joins Katy Tur to report the latest on the trade war.

Trump threatens new tariffs on EU, Apple

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump threatened a sweeping 50% tariff on the European Union and a 25% levy on Apple Inc. if the tech giant failed to move iPhone manufacturing to the U.S., reigniting investor fears about his trade agenda.

Trump says he's not looking for a deal with EU

'I'm not looking for a deal. I mean, we've set the deal. It's 50%,' says US president - Anadolu Ajansı