US President Donald Trump postponed the implementation of reciprocal tariffs to August 1, following advice from key officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, according to the Wall Street Journal. They believed that with more time, the United States could secure better trade agreements with countries including India and the European Union. Trump extended this pause…
The United States is close to finalising several trade agreements in the coming days and will notify other countries of higher tariff rates by July 9, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, with the higher rates scheduled to take effect on August 1. Trump and other top officials had flagged the August 1 date…
The United States is considering offers from 15 countries on tariff agreements and is close to deals with some of them, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Thursday after President Donald Trump lowered some of the duties in a stunning reversal. “USTR has informed us that there are maybe 15 countries now that…