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U.S. Reaches Preliminary Trade Deal With Europe

Par :Ana Swanson · Jeanna Smialek and Melissa Eddy
The United States and the European Union agreed to a 15 percent base tariff after weeks of negotiations, which were among the Trump administration’s most difficult discussions.
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Investment Fund Seals Trade Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence

Par :Ana Swanson
President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump will decide how to use the $550 billion that the Japanese government agreed to invest as part of its trade deal with the United States.
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Trump’s Tariffs Are the Highest in a Century. But After His Threats, They Seem Like a Relief.

Par :Ana Swanson
The president imposed tariffs on Japan, one of America’s closest allies, that would have been alarming just months ago. And markets went up.

© Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters

The key to clinching a trade deal between the United States and Japan appeared to be President Trump’s agreement to lower tariffs for Japanese cars to 15 percent, a rate that would have been shocking not long ago.
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U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal

Par :Ana Swanson and River Akira Davis
President Trump said on Tuesday that the trade deal he struck with one of America’s closest allies would impose a 15 percent tariff on Japanese exports.

© Issei Kato/Reuters

Newly manufactured cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in March.
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Trump Administration Keeps 19 Percent Tariff on Indonesia in Trade Deal

Par :Ana Swanson
The administration provided some insight into the terms that were agreed upon between Indonesia and the United States, hinting at how other vague and hastily negotiated deals may turn out.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The tariffs on Indonesia appear to be broadly in line with those President Trump has agreed on with other Southeast Asian nations.
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Trump Administration Keeps 19 Percent Tariff on Indonesia in Trade Deal

Par :Ana Swanson
The administration provided some insight into the terms that were agreed upon between Indonesia and the United States, hinting at how other vague and hastily negotiated deals may turn out.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The tariffs on Indonesia appear to be broadly in line with those President Trump has agreed on with other Southeast Asian nations.
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Philippines’ Leader Meets With Trump to Clinch Trade Deal

Par :Luke Broadwater and Ana Swanson
President Trump announced that he had secured a deal with the country that will leave a 19 percent tariff in place, though no details were immediately available.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines at the Pentagon on Monday.
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Philippines’ Leader Meets With Trump to Clinch Trade Deal

Par :Luke Broadwater and Ana Swanson
President Trump announced that he had secured a deal with the country that will leave a 19 percent tariff in place, though no details were immediately available.

© Saul Loeb/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines at the Pentagon on Monday.
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As Trump Courts a More Assertive Beijing, China Hawks Are Losing Out

Par :Ana Swanson and Tripp Mickle
The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls as the president angles for a Chinese trip later this year.

© Martial Trezzini/Keystone, via Reuters

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, second from right, meeting with Chinese officials in Geneva in May.
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As Trump Courts a More Assertive Beijing, China Hawks Are Losing Out

Par :Ana Swanson and Tripp Mickle
The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls as the president angles for a Chinese trip later this year.

© Martial Trezzini/Keystone, via Reuters

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, second from right, meeting with Chinese officials in Geneva in May.
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Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil

Par :Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said he was beginning the investigation “into Brazil’s attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices that harm American companies, workers, farmers and technology innovators.”
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Trump Announces ‘Great Deal’ on Trade With Indonesia

Par :Ana Swanson and Alexandra Stevenson
President Trump said the agreement would partly walk back some of the steep tariffs he threatened on the country last week. Indonesia’s president called Mr. Trump a “tough negotiator.”

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump called a trade agreement with Indonesia a “great deal for everybody.”
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Trump Administration Initiates Trade Investigation of Brazil

Par :Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
The United States has begun investigating Brazil’s trade practices and “anti-corruption interference,” after the president’s criticisms of Brazil’s treatment of Jair Bolsonaro, a Trump ally.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said he was beginning the investigation “into Brazil’s attacks on American social media companies as well as other unfair trading practices that harm American companies, workers, farmers and technology innovators.”
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It’s No Bluff: The Tariff Rate Is Soaring Under Trump

Par :Ana Swanson
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump argues that low tariffs have left the country at a disadvantage in the past, allowing Americans to import cheap products that put U.S. factories out of business and left the country dependent on foreign nations.
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It’s No Bluff: The Tariff Rate Is Soaring Under Trump

Par :Ana Swanson
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.

© Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

President Trump argues that low tariffs have left the country at a disadvantage in the past, allowing Americans to import cheap products that put U.S. factories out of business and left the country dependent on foreign nations.
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Trump Threatens Steep Tariffs on Goods From E.U. and Mexico

Par :Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
Leaders from both economies had been trying to negotiate more favorable terms, only to have those efforts blown up by form letters.

© Ingmar Nolting for The New York Times

Electric vehicles at a Volkswagen factory in Zwickau, Germany, last year.
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As Trump Sows Tariff Confusion, Rules of Global Commerce Give Way to Chaos

Par :Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
Blunt letters dictating terms posted to social media and changes late in negotiations have left trading partners wondering what President Trump will do next.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

After President Trump unveiled tariff numbers at the White House in April, a rapid volley of negotiations began.
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Trump Threatens 35% Tariffs on Canada in the Middle of Trade Talks

Par :Ana Swanson and Ian Austen
The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.

© Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

The border crossing to Canada from Point Roberts, Wash. Tariffs of 35 percent on Canadian goods, if applied widely, could cause serious harm to Canada’s export-dependent economy.
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Trump Threatens 35% Tariffs on Canada in the Middle of Trade Talks

Par :Ana Swanson and Ian Austen
The president revived his discredited claims about fentanyl entering the U.S. from Canada to justify his latest proposed rate of 35 percent.

© Ruth Fremson/The New York Times

The border crossing to Canada from Point Roberts, Wash. Tariffs of 35 percent on Canadian goods, if applied widely, could cause serious harm to Canada’s export-dependent economy.
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EU Seeks U.S. Trade Deal as Trump Tariff Threat Looms

Par :Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson
The European Union is still hoping for a rough outline of a deal, even after President Trump talked about sending the bloc a letter outlining tariffs that would be imposed Aug. 1.

© Bart Biesemans/Reuters

European countries have been pushing for a trade deal with the United States.
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What Is a Trade Deal? Trump Takes an Expansive View.

Par :Ana Swanson
The president is deploying the word “deal” liberally, using the term to describe all kinds of trade arrangements, some very limited or one-sided.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

In a cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, President Trump used the term “deal” to refer to arrangements that other countries had not consented to at all.
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Trump Revives Trade War, Threatening Steep Aug. 1 Tariffs on Allies

Par :Ana Swanson and Tony Romm
President Trump said Japan and South Korea would face tariffs of 25 percent unless they reached an agreement with the United States. Other countries received notice of higher levies.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

President Trump is continuing to impose or threaten tariffs on Japan’s and South Korea’s major exports, including cars, steel and electronics.
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Trump Keeps Foreign Countries on Edge as Tariff Deadline Nears

Par :Ana Swanson
The president is again threatening higher tariff rates on a dozen foreign nations, as a deadline elapses this week for making trade deals.

© Michael A. McCoy for The New York Times

President Trump plans to impose tariffs on some of America’s largest trading partners on Aug. 1.
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