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Trump aides weighed tariff cuts

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The Trump administration weighed easing steel and aluminum tariffs to lower consumer prices, officials said, although trade adviser Peter Navarro publicly denied the plan.

The Wall Street Journal
Opinion | You’re Paying 90% of Trump’s Tariffs

So the New York Federal Reserve says in the latest look at import prices.

Opinion | You’re Paying 90% of Trump’s Tariffs
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The Wall Street Journal
The Trump administration is considering an overhaul of steel and aluminum tariffs that is in part likely to reduce levies on many consumer goods

The administration is weighing a plan to ease tariffs on some consumer goods while protecting U. S. companies facing overseas competition.

The Trump administration is considering an overhaul of steel and aluminum tariffs that is in part likely to reduce levies on many consumer goods
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Kathimerini
Trump considers reducing tariffs on steel and aluminum

Concerns about the rising cost of living in the United States are intensifying.

Trump considers reducing tariffs on steel and aluminum
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La Repubblica
Tariffs rebound on Americans as Trump begins to rein in: midterms scare

For the FT, the U.S. president would be considering lowering tariffs on aluminum and steel, even though adviser Navarro denies it. The fact is that a study by the New York Fed shows that the trade war hurts American citizens.

Tariffs rebound on Americans as Trump begins to rein in: midterms scare
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La Repubblica
Tariffs rebound on Americans as Trump begins to rein in: midterms scare

For the FT, the U.S. president would be considering lowering tariffs on aluminum and steel, even though adviser Navarro denies it. The fact is that a study by the New York Fed shows that the trade war hurts American citizens.

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Kathimerini
Financial Times: Trump plans to cut tariffs on steel and aluminum products

According to the publication, American officials believe that tariffs hurt consumers by raising the price of disposable trays and canned foods and beverages.

Financial Times: Trump plans to cut tariffs on steel and aluminum products
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El Pais
The EU's trade deficit with China rose by 15% in 2025, the year of the tariff war

Europe's surplus with the United States remains at record levels despite Trump's tariffs.

The EU's trade deficit with China rose by 15% in 2025, the year of the tariff war
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Le Figaro
Donald Trump's tariffs backed by 90% of Americans, according to a study

This analysis from the New York Federal Reserve undermines the Trump administration's claim that tariffs would be borne mainly by foreign exporters rather than American consumers.

Donald Trump's tariffs backed by 90% of Americans, according to a study
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The Wall Street Journal
Who Pays for Trump’s Tariffs? Americans Do

It’s U. S. companies and consumers, not foreigners, that bear most of the economic burden.

Who Pays for Trump’s Tariffs? Americans Do
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