‘No extensions’: Trump locks in August 1 deadline for US tariffs


US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would officially extend until August 1 his declared deadline to impose “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of economic partners, indicating that this time he really meant it.

The move keeps Trump’s negotiating leverage at a boil even as it imposes additional uncertainty on the global economy amid new fears of a trade war.

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