China, Donald Trump and U.S. tariffs
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday lauded a new trade deal signed with Indonesia and said the United States would be fighting China "in a very friendly fashion."
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.
The trade environment “is still really uncertain, which means you're going to stockpile, you're going to put as much inventory as possible,” one expert told Fortune.
The astonishing rebound in stocks since early April largely reflects investors' bet that U.S. President Donald Trump won't follow through on his tariff threats.
1hon MSN
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump told reporters Tuesday that he plans to place tariffs of over 10% on smaller countries, including nations in Africa and the Caribbean. “We’ll probably set one tariff for all of them,” Trump said, adding that it could be “a little over 10% tariff” on goods from at least 100 nations.
President Trump is pushing through with his tariff agenda, unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August. Trump on Thursday announced a 35% tariff on Canadian goods.
From China generating power from ‘sea of death’ to how US president’s tariffs may pay for his bill, here’s a round-up from today’s coverage.
What are the latest tariffs announced by the US President? How do things stand presently, and why has China been spared in the latest round of levies?