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President Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced Sunday that the US and EU had agreed to the framework of a trade deal that included a baseline tariff rate of 15% on EU goods imported into the US.
The president is set to raise taxes on imports arriving from many countries, including Canada and Mexico. That’s on top of the tariffs that the White House has already announced on specific products,
Top U.S. and Chinese officials negotiate in Sweden to extend their trade truce, as the Trump administration races to finalize deals before tariff deadlines expire.
Tariffs on Chinese goods could result in a decline in exports from the Asian manufacturing giant to the U.S. in the years ahead reaching near $500 billion.
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The Trump administration’s trade deal with China that sharply lowered the tariff rate on Chinese imports is expected to be extended past its Aug. 12 deadline, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted Tuesday, though he maintained higher tariff rates on other countries’ imports are still slated to take effect Aug. 1 as scheduled.
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MoneyWeek on MSNTrump tariffs: which countries and commodities have the highest quotas?Some commodities have also been subject to individual tariffs. Trump recently announced a 50% tariff on copper imports, effective from 1 August. Steel and aluminium imports are already subject to a 50% tariff from most countries, though in the UK’s case this is 25%.
The Stockholm meeting — following similar talks in Geneva and London in recent months — is set to extend a 90-day pause on those tariffs. During the pause, U.S. tariffs were lowered to 30% on Chinese goods, and China set a 10% tariff on U.S. products.
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