Trump’s trade blitz produces few deals but lots of uncertainty
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – President Trump extended trade deal deadlines to July 31 amid few agreements and ongoing tariff threats, with tariffs on some imports reaching up to 40%, analysts say.
- The tally of trade deals now stands at two, one with the United Kingdom and one with Vietnam.
- Negotiations have been extended to August 1, leaving the global trading system in limbo.
- Businesses are delaying decisions due to uncertainty about trade rules.
- Trump admitted in an interview that negotiating with every country was an impossible task.
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At the end of his first 100 days in office, in late April, President Donald Trump made a stunning announcement about his progress in tariff negotiations: He announced that he had reached trade deals with 200 countries.
The Senate Democratic leader claims that President Donald Trump doesn't care whether he keeps his promises to citizens or not.
Senate Democrat: Trump economy full of 'uncertainty,' 'chaos'
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said Wednesday that President Trump firmly placed his stamp on the U.S. economy with his tariff policies and is to blame for the “uncertainty” and “chaos” that has followed. Joining MSNBC’s Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend on “The Weeknight,” Baldwin agreed that "this is Trump's economy now." “And he ran on lowering costs for people. That was the issue last year. And now every action he's ta…
Trump promised to reach 200 trade agreements. He has achieved three and one more is very close By Phil Mattingly and David Goldman-CNN at Espanol.com At the end of his first 100 days in office at the end of April, President Donald Trump made a shocking statement about his progress in tariff negotiations: he had closed trade agreements with 200 countries. More than two months later, Trump has only announced three of those agreements: with China, …


So far Trump has reached three agreements in the customs dispute. A fourth could soon follow. Apparently, however, the US president has his own definition of a deal.
At the end of the first 100 days of the mandate, at the end of April, President Donald Trump made an amazing statement on his progress in the tariff negotiations: he said he had concluded trade agreements with 200 countries. Almost three months later, Trump made only three of them public - with China, the United Kingdom and Vietnam.
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