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Trump Steps Up Pressure For Deals As US Tariff Deadline Nears

US President Donald Trump plans to send letters from midday to trading partners, warning of higher tariffs if they fail to reach trade agreements with Washington (Credit: AFP)

Donald Trump's aggressive trade policy faces a critical week as the US president races to secure the bilateral deals he promised, ahead of a shifting deadline for re-imposing steep tariffs on dozens of economies.

Trump is due to send a first batch of letters to up to 15 trading partners from noon local time (1600 GMT), warning that US levies on imports will snap back to elevated levels if foreign governments fail to reach agreements with Washington.

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