Nations puzzle over how to respond to US trade war as global markets gyrate
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on April 7, 2025
BRUSSELS (AP) — America’s trading partners wrestled with responses to U.S. President Donald Trump’s blast of tariff hikes and some planned to send negotiators to Washington, while the head of the European Union’s executive commission offered mutual reduction of tariffs - while warning that retaliation was an option too.
“We stand ready to negotiate with the United States,” said commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “Indeed, we have offered zero for zero tariffs . . .
