Trump Says U.S. Trade Deal With China Is Done
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By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport at Los Angeles dropped 9% year-on-year in May and could remain muted through the remainder of 2025, after companies responded to President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs on China by canceling or putting holds on shipments,
How much? Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said the U.S. is “getting a total of 55% tariffs.” A White House official told MarketWatch that there are no new tariffs at the moment, and that the number includes 20% tariffs on fentanyl, a 10% “reciprocal” tariff and then an average level of 25% for tariffs that were already in place before this year.
The United States finalized a trade deal with China on Thursday that will see tariffs on Chinese imports fall to 55 percent (from 145 percent) and Chinese
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The latest trade “deal” between the U.S. and China underscores two uncomfortable realities for the economy and markets: Tariffs aren’t going away and uncertainty is here to stay. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that negotiators in London had reached an agreement to restore last month’s trade cease-fire,
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"When you think about it, in the normal course, getting quietly to do a 10% tariff on everything from everywhere was a huge achievement," Secretary Wilbur Ross tells Fortune.