Donald Trump, European Union and Tariffs
Digest more
President Donald Trump in recent days slapped tariffs as high as 50% on dozens of countries, restoring the type of aggressive trade policy that sent stocks plummeting a few months ago. The new round of levies prompted little more than a shrug on Wall Street.
While Mexico was spared from Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff rollout on April 2, the 30% rate for the E.U. is 10 percentage points higher than what the president said he would apply to America's largest trading partner in April but lower than his mid-May threat of 50%.
President Trump is threatening Mexico and the European Union, two of the largest U.S. trading partners, with 30% tariffs starting in August if they don't reach a trade deal with the U.S. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady breaks down what this means for U.
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.
President Donald Trump has posted two new letters on his social media platform announcing tariffs on the European Union and Mexico.
The European Union braced on Friday for a possible letter from U.S. President Donald Trump outlining planned duties on the United States' largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his tariff war in recent days.
President Trump said he plans to impose blanket levies of 15% to 20% on most trading partners that haven't yet received suggested tariff rates. That would be higher than the 10% baseline currently in effect.