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EU Chief Delays Retaliation For US Tariffs In Search Of Deal

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said the EU was delaying countermeasures against the US in search of a trade deal (Credit: AFP)

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday that Brussels will continue to hold off on hitting back at US steel and aluminium tariffs, as it seeks a deal to avoid broader 30-percent levies.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday threw months of painstaking negotiations into disarray by announcing he would hammer the 27-nation bloc with the sweeping tariffs if no agreement is reached by August 1.

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