Trump Says He’s Open to Tariff Talks With EU
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Reporting in Washington, I'm Amy Lou. President Donald Trump expanded his tariff threats over the weekend, calling for 30% levies on two of America's largest trading partners: the European Union and Mexico.Those tariffs are set to take effect August 1 ...
President Donald Trump posted letters to the leaders of Mexico and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to head off the new tariffs.
Trump announced the pact with Indonesia, a relatively minor U.S. trading partner, as he continued to press for what he views as better terms with trading partners and ways to shrink a huge U.S. trade deficit.
The move comes amid a separate push by President Trump to increase tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners, including Mexico, which was told over the weekend to expect 30% tariffs starting in August.