European Union, Trump and tariff threats
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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.
The European Union could target Boeing and whiskey-maker Brown-Forman under its plans for retaliatory tariffs if the bloc can’t reach a trade deal with the U.S.
Analysts have kept their forecasts for prices in the European Union’s carbon market roughly steady with the spectre of tariffs from the United States and weak industrial output weighing on expectations.
The EU – the United States' biggest trading partner – had been scheduled to impose "countermeasures" starting Monday at midnight in Brussels
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has announced that Europe's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods has been delayed to allow more time for negotiations.
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The European Commission is targeting 72 billion euros ($84.1 billion) worth of U.S. goods - from Boeing aircraft and bourbon whiskey to cars - for possible tariffs if trade talks with Washington fail.
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The European Union has prepared a €21 billion ($24.5 billion) list of tariffs on U.S. goods in case trade talks fail, Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said in an interview with Il Messaggero newspaper,
If a 30 percent tariff on Mexico goes into affect on August 1, a wide variety of foods will be more expensive, experts warn.