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GZERO Media on MSNChina’s ‘trump’ card, tariff brinkmanship, Epstein fallout, and more: Your questions, answered
Before I swap my keyboard for a Nantucket clam rake next month, I’m handing the column over to you. Thanks to everyone who lobbed in smart, snarky, and occasionally apocalyptic questions – too many for one edition.
April 9: Trump's higher "reciprocal tariffs" begin just after midnight. Hours later, the president says he is issuing a 90-day pause on those duties, except for China. Trump raises tariffs on Chinese goods from 104% to 145%, the highest rate so far this year.
President Trump says he reached a trade agreement with the Philippines following a White House visit by its president. The U.S., the Philippines and other Asian allies are increasing their cooperation to counter China,
The president imposed tariffs on Japan, one of America’s closest allies, that would have been alarming just months ago. And markets went up.
President Donald Trump says the United States and the Philippines are “very close to finishing” a big trade deal as he meets with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the White House.
Treasury Department Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the Aug. 1 date set by President Trump for tariffs to hit countries that fail to negotiate deals with the U.S. is a “hard deadline.” Bessent during an interview on Fox Business’s “Mornings with Maria” said countries without trade deals will be hit with the tariffs Trump
US President Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called reciprocal tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies was rising.
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Korea Joongang Daily on MSNU.S. more concerned with getting 'high-quality' trade deals than meeting Aug. 1 deadline: Bessent
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is more concerned with getting "high-quality" deals with trading partners rather than meeting the Aug. 1 negotiation deadline, the treasury secretary said Monday,