Tariff truce may spare iconic US products from huge price hikes
A deal is expected soon to end a dispute over steel and aluminium and to head off EU counter-tariffs
16 May 2021 - 17:12
Washington — The Biden administration is set to announce it has reached a truce in a dispute with the EU over metal tariffs, sparing iconic products such as US bourbon whiskey from a doubling of EU duties in June, people familiar with the matter said.
A resolution could be announced as soon as Monday, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the talks are private...
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