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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU hopes for quick deal to resolve US trade war after Trump delays 50% tariffs

Donald Trump pointing
Donald Trump said on Sunday he would pause the border tax he had announced two days earlier. Photograph: Ken Cedeno/Reuters

EU leaders have expressed hopes for a quick deal to resolve the trade war with the US after Donald Trump announced he was delaying his threatened 50% tariffs for the bloc until 9 July.

The US president said on Sunday he would pause the border tax due to be imposed on 1 June, which he had announced two days earlier, after what he called a “very nice call” with Ursula von der Leyen.

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