Some U.S. trading partners plan countermeasures in response to tariffs
- President Trump, on Wednesday, declared new tariffs at the White House Rose Garden event.
- Trump aimed to address trade imbalances and fulfill campaign promises on lowering costs.
- The tariffs included a 10% baseline tax and higher rates for nations with trade surpluses.
- Trump stated, "For decades, our country has been looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far."
- Analysts warn the tariffs risk trade wars and economic slowdown, despite the promise of factory job growth.
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The Latest: Key US trading partners and global officials react to Trump’s new tariffs
The new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war.
The Latest: Key US trading partners and global officials react to Trump's new tariffs
The new tariffs announced Wednesday by U.S. President Donald Trump were met initially with measured reactions from key trading partners, highlighting the lack of appetite for a full-fledged trade war. Trump presented the import taxes, which he calls “reciprocal tariffs” and range from 10% to 49%, in the simplest terms: the U.S. would do to its trading partners what he said they had been doing to the U.S. for decades. European Commission Presiden…
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