• Riddick3001@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    This sounds like a propaganda crap statement to me.

    Anyway FYI , The Guardian mentions also the following:

    ○ Vonder Leyen " also revealed zero tariff will apply to a range of other sectors including “all aircraft and component parts, certain chemicals, certain generics, semiconductor equipment, certain agricultural products, natural resources and critical raw materials”.

    ○ it means the cost of doing business with the US has jumped from the pre-Trump average tariff of 4.8% to 15%.

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      5 days ago

      ○ it means the cost of doing business with the US has jumped from the pre-Trump average tariff of 4.8% to 15%.

      The US is paying 15% in US taxes on EU product. The EU isn’t paying the US a cent. It doesn’t cost the EU anything, except in lost sales because the US government is taking more money driving down demand.

      On the other hand, this is pretty meaningless because Trump always chickens out, and this will chance in a month again.

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        5 days ago

        While true in part, there will be a lot of firms that will take the hit in price increases themselves, at least partially, to remain competitive, reducing their profitability.