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'Deeply Misguided' To Wall US Off With Tariffs: Yellen

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said walling the United States off with tariffs on allies and rivals was "deeply misguided." (Credit: AFP)

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen pushed back Thursday on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's proposals of high tariffs on allies and rivals, calling such moves "deeply misguided" weeks before the November 5 election.

Her remarks delivered in New York come as Trump vows to impose across-the-board levies on US imports, with a particularly high tariff level on Chinese goods.

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