China, Trump and tariffs
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Economists expect Beijing to unleash more fiscal stimulus to support its economy, which sells goods worth more than $400 billion a year to the United States.
CNN |
China is levied with a 34% rate, which is additional to the existing 20% duties on all Chinese imports to the United States, while the European Union gets 20%.
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President Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are facing blowback from all corners – a market sell-off, foreign retaliation, anger from corporate America and skepticism from the Federal Reserve chairman and some allies in Congress.
Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti warned on Saturday against the imposition of retaliatory tariffs on the United States in response to U.S President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs on trade partners.
The administration is trying to head off painful retaliatory measures, forcing big trading partners to decide whether fighting is worth it.
China vowed countermeasures and the E.U. promised a unified response, while Britain and Japan refrained from immediate retaliation.
Trump said tariffs will force other countries to lower their own rates on U.S. goods and services. But other nations are planning to retaliate.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will “fight back” against President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on Friday, instructing the state to forge “strategic” alliances with countries eyeing retaliatory measures on U.S. goods — and to press hard for California-made products to be spared.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Friday to counter President Donald Trump's tariff hikes, asking countries to exempt California exports from retaliatory taxes.
The California governor said he is "pursing trading relationships with global partners to combat the pain of Trump's tariffs."
The European Union is dialing back the pace of its planned retaliation against U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs, a senior official said Thursday. The move comes after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned trading partners might risk still higher levies if they retaliate.