President Trump finally announced his long-awaited “Liberation Day” tariff plan: a new 10% minimum tax on all goods entering the United States from overseas plus much-larger-than-expected “reciprocal” levies on imports from major trading partners such as China (34%),
After months of delays, President Donald Trump's contentious tariff barrage is now in effect. It imposes a wide variety of new import duties that are the steepest seen in nearly a century and that affect all of the country's trade partners.
Trump's universal 10% tariffs will take effect April 5, while the ostensibly "reciprocal" tariff rate — calculated using an unconventional, to put it mildly, formula based on trade deficit in goods — will be live April 9.
By Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -He called it "Liberation Day," but President Donald Trump's Wednesday unveiling of reciprocal tariffs could cause political headwinds for his party and economic pain for his constituents if his promises to recast the economy do not work out.
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World leaders have a wide range of responses to President Donald Trump's tariffs, with some making threats and others seeking negotiations for better deals.
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