Trump says US prices ‘could go up’ as he threatens new tariffs on trade partners
by Callum Jones in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#6V8Z6)
President says US will impose reciprocal' duties but no new specific tariffs were announced
Donald Trump threatened to ramp up his economic assault on some of America's biggest trading partners on Thursday, vowing to impose new tariffs on countries that target products made in the US within weeks.
The US will impose reciprocal" duties, the president announced. We want a level playing field," he declared in the Oval Office, pledging to roll out a beautiful, simple system" of new US import duties that match those imposed by other countries.
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