Brussels — The EU on Tuesday won the right to impose tariffs on $4bn of US goods in retaliation against subsidies for aeroplanemaker Boeing — deepening a record trade spat that has already prompted Washington to slap duties on EU imports.
The World Trade Organisation tariff award threatens to intensify transatlantic trade tensions just three weeks ahead of the US presidential election...
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