Trump Issues New Tariff Rates, Still Open to Negotiations

Leavitt Says More Trade Letters Coming for 12 Countries

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By Josh Wingrove, Catherine Lucey, and Stephanie Lai

July 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM UTC

Updated on

July 8, 2025 at 5:59 AM UTC

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President Donald Trump unveiled a wave of letters again threatening key trading partners with high tariff rates even as he delayed the increased duties until Aug. 1 and suggested that he was still open to negotiations.