Article #254865

South China Morning Post - World News

South China Morning Post - World News

Title Trump’s 15% global tariffs likely to start this week, US Treasury chief says Source South China Morning Post - World News
Description US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that President Donald Trump’s plan to increase a broad 10 per cent tariff rate to 15 per cent is likely to be implemented this week. “That’s likely sometime this week,” Bessent said on Wednesday on CNBC in response to a question about when the increase to 15 per cent would be made. Bessent’s comments offer the clearest indication yet regarding when the US will follow through on Trump’s pledge to raise tariffs. The president last month imposed a 10 per...
Link https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345479/trumps-15-global-tariffs-likely-start-week-us-treasury-chief-says?utm_source=rss_feed Published At 2026-03-04 12:14:01 (2 weeks ago)
Created At 2026-03-04 12:14:26 Updated At 2026-03-04 12:14:26