President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court.

The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 trading partners accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.

  • VibeSurgeon@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 days ago

    While Trump is unequivocally a massive loser, the title of this article is kind of misleading, isn’t it? Sure, it’s an imposition of “double-digit tariffs”, insofar as 10% to 12.5% is double-digit. The current tariffs are at 10% (also double-digit). Practically speaking this is all but an extension of the current tariffs