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US, EU strike trade deal with broad 15% tariff on most European goods

US, EU strike trade deal with broad 15% tariff on most European goods

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The US and the EU have finalised a framework trade agreement, introducing a sweeping 15% US tariff on most European imports. read more
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen sits with U.S. President Donald Trump, after the announcement of a trade deal between the U.S. and EU, in Turnberry, Scotland, Britain. Reuters
The United States struck a framework trade deal with the European Union on Sunday, imposing a 15% U.S. import tariff on most EU goods, but averting a spiralling battle between two allies which account for almost a third of global trade.
The announcement came after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled for talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at his golf course in western Scotland to push a hard-fought deal over the line.
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