Trump threatens 15%-20% minimum tariff in any EU deal
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European exporters say a 30% U.S. import tariff would drive prices unsustainably high and hammer their sales. While some manufacturers are shifting their supply chains stateside or elsewhere, not all businesses have the same flexibility — and can't easily replace the developed U.
The August 1 deadline gives the countries time to negotiate agreements that could lower the tariffs. Some investors and economists have also noted Trump's pattern of backing off his tariff threats.
Shares of U.S. spirits distillers slid in late trading amid reports that President Trump is pushing for a 15%–20% baseline tariff on imports from the European Union. Faced with the possibility of reciprocal tariffs on American exports of wine,
One of the European Union’s most reliable punching bags is shaped like a bottle of whiskey. The EU this week circulated to member states a list of products it could hit with tariffs if a trade deal is
The EU – the United States' biggest trading partner – had been scheduled to impose "countermeasures" starting Monday at midnight in Brussels
The European Union has decided to hold off on imposing retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods that were set to begin Monday.
The European Union has returned U.S. spirits to its proposed list of retaliatory tariffs. Here's what that could mean for Kentucky's bourbon industry.
According to former director-general of DG Trade Jean-Luc Demarty, a balanced agreement with the US is out of reach, and the EU needs political courage to target US digital and financial services.View
EU trade ministers have agreed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s 30% tariffs announced on the European Union are “absolutely unacceptable,” and they are studying a new set of countermeasures to respond to the move.
The EU has reverted to offering the US tit-for-tat tariff reductions on cars, with negotiators abandoning the idea of a complex “netting mechanism” first proposed by German carmakers.