Sentences with phrase «before imposing tariffs»

Asked how long Trump would negotiate with Chinese officials before imposing tariffs, Lighthizer said: «We'll see.

Former President George W. Bush tours a steel factory in 2001, shortly before he imposed tariffs on foreign - made steel.

Not exact matches

China will impose counter tariffs on a broad range of U.S. businesses from agriculture to aircraft, autos, semiconductors and services if the trade conflict with the United States continues to escalate, Chinese state - owned media China Daily newspaper said in an editorial on Thursday, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he would give China a 60 - day window before tariffs on Chinese goods take effect.

China and neighbors including South Korea may opt to challenge the decision at the World Trade Organization — which has rebuffed prior U.S. - imposed tariffs that appeared before it.

Republican House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Wednesday cautioned against the U.S. imposing «indiscriminate» tariffs against China and he encouraged a wider public discussion before the U.S. takes new trade measures.

But if Cohn were to stick around while the president imposed tariffs, which Cohn had vehemently opposed, he would have to answer for them on the Sunday interview shows and in appearances before Congress.

Before we turn to the history of the 2002 effort to impose steel tariffs, it is important to put forth some basic statistics on US steel and aluminum imports.

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor and former unofficial «special adviser» to President Donald Trump, sold off nearly $ 31.3 million in steel - related stocks just days before Trump announced he would impose steep tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum.

Carl Icahn unloaded nearly $ 3.3 million worth of stocks in a company largely dependent on the price of steel just days before President Donald Trump announced his administration would impose a 25 percent tariff on steel and 10 percent tariff on aluminum.

A billionaire investor and former presidential adviser unloaded nearly $ 31.3 million in a steel - related stock company just days before President Donald Trump announced he would impose steep tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum — news that sent stock markets tumbling around the world.

Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who advised the president on regulatory reform, sold millions in steel - related stocks days before President Donald Trump announced he would impose steep tariffs on foreign steel.

This wasn't a problem before because the customs union imposed zero tariffs for its members.

«His threat to rip up existing treaties and impose new tariffs — even if there are limits to what can actually be accomplished under executive authority — would disrupt global supply chains, jeopardizing the integrated international trade system that has been the key foundation of decades of global growth and prosperity,» warned Stephen Rogers, an investment strategist at Investors Group, in a white paper released before Americans cast their ballots.