After announcing a truce in the commercial war unleashed by the application of duty, The United States is already talking to its business partners and is close to reaching agreements with some. This was assured by the Economic Advisor of the White House, Kevin Hassett.
“USTR has informed us that there are now perhaps 15 countries that have made explicit offers that we are studying and considering whether they are good enough to present them to the president,” Hasset told journalists in the White House, referring to the commercial representative’s office for its acronym.
Hasset said that the main managers of the administration’s commercial policy would meet at the White House later on Thursday to “ensure that countries that are most important to take this to the finish line are the countries that we see first.” Argentina should be pointed out in that squad, after the visit to the country of the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besent, was confirmed.
The official said he expected a lot of movement on commercial agreements in the next three or four weeks. “This is a very fast process that has not started today or yesterday. It started much earlier,” he said.
Donald Trump caused, a week ago, A Cimbronazo in International Trade after announcing the application of a 10% tariff base for all countries in the worldin addition to including higher levies for some special cases. In this sense, and after a first negative reaction of the bags, from USA They assure that Vietnam, Japan, South and India Korea will be the first to negotiate a new tariff scheme.
In detail, the measure was advanced by the United States Treasury Secretary, Scott Besent. In this scenario, Trump also assured that his new tariff scheme will be in 90 -day suspense for all those nations that have not taken reprisals.
Donald Trump tariffs: the United States begins the new negotiations
Before correspondents of the White House, Besent advanced what will be the first nations with which they will sit down to negotiate a new tariff scheme. In detail, according to Washington, at least 75 countries They contacted the US government after Trump’s announcement last Wednesday. And today it was confirmed that he will arrive in Argentina on April 14.
Despite the announcement, for the moment it did not transcend what nations will receive the “relief” tariff . “Do not respond with reprisals and will be rewarded”Besent said in line with what was stated by Trump.
Is that the Treasury Secretary He assured that this pause is part of the Republican’s strategy to sit down to negotiate and ruled out that it is an answer to the strong falls that experienced the different bags of the world after the announcement of the United States. “We are willing to listen to any country in the world who wants to come to negotiate,” said the head of the Treasury.
Donald Trump hardens tariffs to China and announces pause for 90 days for other countries
In the middle of the tariff stir, Trump announced the increase in tariffs For imports from China, that will reach 125%. The announcement was made through the social network Truth Social.
In detail, Trump confirmed that would raise the tariff to Chinese imports to 125%, from 104% in force at midnight, to a measure with “immediate effect” when considering that the levy response of the Chinese president, XI Jinping, as a “lack of respect.”
“I have authorized one 90 -day pause and a substantially reduced reciprocal tariff during this period, 10%, also immediately“, said the American president, by assessing that he will apply for more than 75 countries that” have not taken reprisals against the United States. “
While details are not yet clear, The American stock market rates rise after the news and the yields of the bonds move away from their previous maximums.
Source: Ambito
