Trump, Starmer herald limited US-UK trade deal, but 10% duties remain

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U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as he makes an announcement about a trade deal with the U.K. in the Oval Office on May 8. © Reuters

WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Thursday announced a limited bilateral trade agreement that leaves in place Trump's 10% tariffs on British exports, modestly expands agricultural access for both countries and lowers prohibitive U.S. duties on British car exports.

The preliminary deal is the first of dozens of tariff-lowering deals that Trump expects to land in coming weeks after upending the global trading system with steep new import taxes aimed at shrinking a $1.2 trillion U.S. goods trade deficit.

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