WASHINGTON -- How did the U.S. calculate the sweeping "reciprocal" tariff rates announced by President Donald Trump on Wednesday? The method may be more unorthodox than the White House has indicated, according to a Nikkei analysis.
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Trump tariffs: Careful calculation or unorthodox approach?
Figures may have been reached by dividing trade deficit by imports
Questions are being asked about how the U.S. calculated President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs. © Reuters
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