White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the goal on Wednesday would be to announce "country-based tariffs," but that Trump remains committed to imposing separate sector-specific charges in the future. Economists have expected the upcoming salvo could target the 15 percent of partners that have persistent trade imbalances with the United States, a group that U.S .Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called a "Dirty 15." German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the EU would respond firmly to Trump's tariffs, although he stressed that the bloc was open to compromise.
Published at: 2025-03-31 21:42:49
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