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Trump Says He Will Sign Reciprocal Tariffs Soon

‘The world has taken advantage of the United States for many years,’ Trump said from the Oval Office.
Trump Says He Will Sign Reciprocal Tariffs Soon
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Andrew Moran
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WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on Feb. 12 that he would soon unveil his highly anticipated “reciprocal tariffs,” imposing levies on a wide range of countries, as he had previously warned.

Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, the president said that he might sign the reciprocal tariffs later that day or the following morning.

Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."