Trump administration to impose fresh wave of tariffs on more than 80 countries

The Trump administration is imposing tariffs on more than eighty countries, ranging from ten to twelve point five percent. These replace a ten percent global duty set to expire Friday morning, according to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who announced the decision late Thursday. The duties operate under Section 301 of the Trade Act of nineteen seventy-four, nominally aimed at countries engaging in forced labor. Per the Guardian, this marks the latest phase of the administration's aggressive trade approach.

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