9 h. ago How much will your country 'pay'? As Trump sends out letters with 40% tariff increase

American President Donald Trump has launched a new wave of import tariffs on a host of Asian and African countries as he continues his policy of putting "America First"

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11 h. ago Trump to send 12 more tariff letters today, says White House, with more to follow this week – US politics live

White House spokeswoman says US president will release letters on social mediaThe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said she had a “good exchange” with Donald Trump on Sunday, a Commission spokesperson told reporters during a daily press briefing this morning.The spokesperson said:We want to reach a deal with the US (by 9 July). We want to avoid tariffs. We believe they cause pain. We want to achieve win-win outcomes, not lose-lose outcomes. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August, sparking confusion

President says team will start sending trade partners letters with new tariff rates ahead of this week’s original 90-day deadline to make dealDonald Trump has said that his administration plans to start sending letters on Monday to US trade partners dictating new tariffs, amid confusion over when the new rates will come into effect.“It could be 12, maybe 15 [letters],” the president told reporters, “and we’ve made deals also, so we’re going to have a combination of letters and some deals have been made.” Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Trump and US commerce secretary say tariffs are delayed until 1 August

President says team will start reaching out to trade partners with new tariff rates as 90-day pause ends this weekDonald Trump said on Sunday that his administration plans to start sending letters on Monday to US trade partners, dictating new tariff rates to be imposed on goods they sell to Americans. “It could be 12, maybe 15,” the president told reporters, “and we’ve made deals also, so we’re going to have a combination of letters and some deals have been made.”With his previously announced 90-day pause on tariffs set to end on 9 July, the president was asked if the new rates would go into effect this week, or on 1 August, as some officials had suggested. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says US will send letters setting tariff rates to trading partners

About ‘10 or 12’ will go out on Friday to those without deal in place, then more over next few daysBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said that the US will start sending out letters to trading partners on Friday setting tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month.The US president told the media that about “10 or 12” letters would be sent out initially, with further letters sent out over the “next few days”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Trump says US to start sending tariff rates letters to trading partners

Letters to be sent to countries without a deal in place before end of 90-day pause on 9 JulyBusiness live – latest updatesDonald Trump has said the US will start sending letters to trading partners setting out tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month.The US president told the media that about “10 or 12” letters would be sent out on Friday, with further letters sent out over the “next few days”. Continue reading...

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