Trump pushes for up to 20% minimum tariffs on EU
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The EU – the United States' biggest trading partner – had been scheduled to impose "countermeasures" starting Monday at midnight in Brussels
President Donald Trump's announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union will have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic.
The bloc’s trade commissioner says the two sides were close to a deal before the president last week threatened to impose a 30 percent levy.
The European Union expects to find out on Monday whether President Trump will impose more tariffs, in a move economists have warned would have repercussions on both sides of the Atlantic.
European trade ministers were hopeful for a negotiated trade deal after Trump announced 30% tariffs on the European Union.
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.
The Trump administration is pressing the European Union to accept blanket tariffs in the range of 15% or more, well above the level the bloc had initially negotiated with the U.S., people familiar with the matter said.
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil made clear in a meeting with his counterparts from the Group of Seven major economies on Friday that the global trade conflict must be ended quickly, he told reporters.