Trump tariffs may remain in effect while appeals proceed, US court rules

President can continue to enforce 'Liberation Day' levies for now

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 U.S. President Donald Trump announces tariffs at the White House on April 2. © Reuters

(Reuters) -- A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump's most sweeping tariffs to remain in effect on Tuesday while it reviews a lower-court decision blocking them on grounds that he had exceeded his authority by imposing them.

The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington means Trump may continue to enforce, for now, his "Liberation Day" tariffs on imports from most U.S. trading partners, as well as a separate set of tariffs levied on Canada, China and Mexico.

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