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Trump hints at not imposing new round of tariffs on China
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IANS | 17 Nov, 2018
US President Donald Trump has spoke about the possibility of not levying
another round of tariffs on China -- this time on $267 billion worth of
imported Chinese goods -- as the next step in the trade war he is
waging against the Asian giant.
In a statement to reporters at
the White House, the president said that Beijing "wants to make a deal"
with Washington to resolve the trade dispute, which has led to the
mutual levying of tariffs worth billions of dollars. He added that any
deal would have to be "reciprocal."
Trump also said his
government is weighing the possibility of not imposing a third round of
tariffs on Chinese products worth $267 billion, a threat the president
made last September and which would be in addition to the two previous
rounds totaling $250 billion, Efe reported on Friday.
"We've put
on tariffs on $250 billion worth of goods, and we have another $267
billion to go, if we want to. We may not have to do that. China would
like to make a deal," he said.
The president also announced that
this week Beijing sent a list of the changes it would be willing to make
in the field of trade to answer Washington's requests.
Trump
praised that "large list," though he said it's still "not acceptable to
me yet," but expressed his optimism that "at some point" the trade
dispute will be resolved.
The US president's statement about the
chances of an agreement with China had an immediate impact on the Dow
Jones Industrial Average, which scored a 200-point surge for its top
increase of the day.
The subject of a trade war between the two
powers will occupy part of the meeting planned between Trump and his
Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, at the G20 Summit to be held in Buenos
Aires from November 30 to December 1.
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Customs Exchange Rates |
Currency |
Import |
Export |
US Dollar
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66.20
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64.50 |
UK Pound
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87.50
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84.65 |
Euro
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78.25
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75.65 |
Japanese
Yen |
58.85 |
56.85 |
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