WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive memorandum setting the stage for introducing reciprocal tariffs on imports, instructing probes into countries that have higher tariffs or non-tariff trade barriers against American goods entering their markets.
Trade war
Trump orders introduction of reciprocal tariffs, beginning with probes
U.S. to also investigate non-tariff trade barriers as unfair practices
U.S. President Donald Trump announces his tariff plan from the Oval Office of the White House, flanked by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, on Feb. 13. © Reuters
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