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U.S.-EU Delay Reckoning; BBB Fails Farmers; Optimal Tariffs

U.S.-EU Delay Reckoning Brussels responded quickly to President Trump’s threat to raise tariffs to 50 percent. But a renewed commitment to negotiate and finding a deal with the mercurial American leader are two different things. Some believe Mr. Trump wants specific purchasing commitments so he can specify economic claims, but Europe could not make such obligations for its own private sector. Others point to a currency fight, with a nearly 12 percent drop in the value of the dollar against the euro going hand in hand with tariffs to reduce the trade deficit. But a reduction in the trade deficit via a currency devaluation is not a real benefit to Americans. WTO Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard says the EU should use the WTO to add...

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