Trump recommends 50% tariff on European Union starting June 1

BBC World Service - Newshour, Trump threatens 50% tariffs on EU and 25% on iPhones

The warning against the EU came just hours before the two sides were set to have trade talks. Trump last month announced a 20% tariff on most EU goods, but had halved it to 10% until 8 July to allow time for talks. Also on the programme: A US judge has suspended the Trump administration's decision to block Harvard University from enrolling foreign students; and Sebastião Salgado, regarded as one of the world's greatest documentary photographers,…

Tiptoeing Around Trump, Fashion Refines Trade War Rhetorical  Style

Trump’s proposed 50% EU tariffs put pressure on fashion and luxury brands, sparking concerns over trade negotiations and global market impacts.

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.