Live updates: Trump meets with Keir Starmer after EU trade announcement
President Donald Trump is meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, this morning to discuss trade. The U.S. and United Kingdom reached an agreement on tariffs in May.
Yesterday, Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union that would set tariffs at 15% for U.S. imports of most European goods.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, meanwhile, is meeting with Chinese officials in Stockholm, Sweden, today for another round of trade talks ahead of an Aug. 12 deadline for steep tariffs on goods from the U.S. and China to go into effect.
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