US president’s remarks dampen hopes that tariffs would target only certain countries.
United States President Donald Trump has said his soon-to-be-announced reciprocal tariffs will apply to “all countries”, pouring cold water on hopes that only economies with the biggest trade imbalances with the US would be targeted.
Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One on Sunday, Trump said that his long-anticipated tariff announcement on April 2 would “start” with all countries.
You’d start with all countries,” Trump told reporters. “Essentially, all of the countries that we’re talking about.”
Trump’s remarks come after his administration had played down the scope of…