The Wall Street Journal

Trump authorises 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs

Trump authorises 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs
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The Wall Street Journal
By Dean SealUS President Donald Trump said he has authorised a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all trading partners except China.The president announced Wednesday (Thursday morning NZT) afternoon on his Truth Social platform that reciprocal tariffs will also be lowered to 10%, effective immediately.That won’t be the case for China, which now faces a 125% tariff, Trump said.This is a developing story.

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