Trump defends tariff exemptions for electronics: Nobody getting ‘off the hook’
- US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on semiconductors and mentioned a national security trade probe into the semiconductor sector, stating details would be revealed within a week.
- Howard Lutnick, Trump's commerce secretary, confirmed that semiconductor tariffs would likely be implemented in one to two months, heightening uncertainty in the tech industry.
- Trump asserted that nobody is getting 'off the hook' for the unfair trade balances, emphasizing his stance on trade negotiations with China.
- Trump indicated that tariff exemptions for electronics are likely to be temporary, with upcoming sector-specific tariffs affecting technology products from China.
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Trump's latest paradox: the exemption of PCs from tariffs discourages production in the US. Closest recession
Will the temporary exemption from tariffs on smartphones, PCs and semiconductors announced Saturday by Donald Trump be another boomerang for the US economy? While waiting for the fickle tenant of the White House to decide the ad hoc tariffs to which to subject electronics, some observers point out that the apparently relaxing move towards China and certainly favorable to manufacturers like Apple is not centered on the stated objective of revital…
Trump Confirms Tariff Exemption for Electronics Is Temporary: ‘NOBODY Getting Off the Hook’
President Donald Trump has clarified that electronics are not exempt from his new tariffs, warning that "NOBODY is getting 'off the hook.'" The post Trump Confirms Tariff Exemption for Electronics Is Temporary: ‘NOBODY Getting Off the Hook’ appeared first on Slay News.
Letters: Apple’s biggest problem is groveling for Trump
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Apple’s biggest problem is groveling for Trump Re: “Tariffs are only adding to Apple’s troubles” (Page A1, April 12). Shortly after this article was published, Donald Trump exempted smartphones and other electronics from some tariffs imposed on Chinese imports. This directly and significantly benefits Apple, which produces many of its products in China. Previously, …
White House defends tariffs strategy
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The White House continues to defend President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs on imports from around the world. "I don't change my mind, but I'm flexible," the president said in the Oval Office Monday following a debate over the weekend on whether the administration is offering exemptions. President Trump announced he is considering a temporary pause for the auto industry and has extended one for electronics as…

Trump's tariff exemptions give markets relief, but tensions loom
US tariffs exemptions for electronics prompted market rallies Monday from Asia to Wall Street but failed to settle nerves over a global trade war that Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned would have "no winner."
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