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Trump’s trade chief nominee Greer says universal tariff needs more study

Countries must lower trade barriers to enjoy U.S. market access

Reading Time: 3 minutes Jamieson Greer, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. trade representative, said on Thursday that a universal tariff needs further study to gauge its impact on rising U.S. trade deficits, and put countries on notice they must lower import barriers to maintain access to the U.S. market.



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Trump launches trade war with tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

Canada strikes back with tariffs on $155 billion of US goods; China says it will take Trump to WTO

Reading Time: 4 minutes U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China, demanding they stanch the flow of fentanyl - and illegal immigrants in the case of Canada and Mexico - into the United States, kicking off a trade war that could dent global growth and reignite inflation.