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The investment bank thinks a 9-0 ruling against Trump is likely. That doesn't mean the tariffs will just go away.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said there was a 50-50 chance or perhaps less that the United States would reach a trade agreement with the European Union, saying Brussels wanted to "make a deal very badly".
President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.
While recession odds have been dialed back in recent weeks, economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal still see 33% odds of one coming within a year, compared with 22% at the start of 2025. Meanwhile, earnings estimates for the S&P 500 compiled by research group FactSet are 3% lower since then, the Journal said.
President Trump set a new rhetorical floor for tariffs on Wednesday night, suggesting his administration is aiming to make 15% a new minimum rate for tariffs worldwide.
US President Donald Trump has indicated that he will not go below a 15% rate as he sets his “reciprocal” tariffs on US trading partners, a sign that the floor for these increased levies is rising. This latest pronouncement adds another layer of complexity to the administration’s chaotic trade war,