Trump, Tariffs and European Union
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President Trump’s ever-swerving tariff regime has taken more sharp turns in recent days.On July 7, his administration pushed back some of its most punishing duties by three more weeks to August, following a 90-day delay.
"Deeply regrettable" is how Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has described US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat - a 25% levy on Japanese goods. Tokyo, a long-time US ally, has been trying hard to avoid exactly this.
The Japanese government announced Tuesday it plans to negotiate with the Trump administration over a planned increase in the tariff rate placed on it, even if it was painful news to receive.
The White House announced Monday that President Donald Trump is slated to sign an order delaying his 90-day tariff pause by another month, as the president began announcing a suite of new tariff rates on foreign goods,
The president has already threatened an additional 10% tariff on goods from countries aligning themselves with a bloc of nations that includes China and Russia.
Baseline tariffs on U.S. trading could increase soon. President Trump said late Thursday he plans to impose blanket levies of 15% to 20% on most trading partners that haven't yet received suggested tariff rates.
President Trump is targeting multiple countries with potentially steep tariffs starting Aug. 1 if they don't reach a trade deal with the U.S. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent explains how the uncertainty around tariffs is impacting U.