Today's Headlines: Trump Says He Will Raise Existing Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 30%

2019年8月24日星期六

Today's Headlines: Trump Says He Will Raise Existing Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 30%

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Trump Says He Will Raise Existing Tariffs on Chinese Goods to 30%

By ALAN RAPPEPORT and KEITH BRADSHER

The president said he would raise tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese imports to 30 percent and would start the next $300 billion at a rate of 15 percent.

News Analysis

A Gyrating Economy, and Trump's Volatile Approach to It, Raise Alarms

By PETER BAKER

Mr. Trump's wild pronouncements on Friday renewed questions about his stewardship of the world's largest economy even as he escalated a trade war with China before heading to France for the G7 summit.

As Amazon Fires Become Global Crisis, Brazil's President Reverses Course

By ERNESTO LONDOÑO, MANUELA ANDREONI and LETÍCIA CASADO

After days of downplaying the fires raging across the Amazon, President Bolsonaro orders the military to step in. But it's not clear that will be enough.

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