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The European Union and its 27 member nation bloc became the latest of the United States' top trading partners to come to an agreement with Trump over the weekend, joining the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia in announcing deals during July.
Inflation is creeping back into the US economy and might get a lot worse in the near future, thanks to President Trump's tariffs.
Trump had most recently threatened tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union. But on Sunday, he met with the president of the European Commission, and they agreed to a lower level.
The EU, a group of countries with shared economic interests, exports about $2 trillion worth of goods to the U.S. The 27 countries had hoped for a lower tariff of 10%, similar to the deal Trump negotiated with the U.K. and well below the original threat of 30% tariffs, but most analysts expected something closer to 15%.
"We're in much better shape because it's now clear that if there's gonna be a real trade war with anyone, it would just be with China," Secretary Ross tells Fortune.
The U.S. and E.U. agreed to a framework for a trade deal. Trump hosted the British prime minister at his Scotland golf course. Trump announced U.S. food centers in Gaza. Ghislaine Maxwell called on the Supreme Court to overturn her conviction.
Companies, consumers and foreign countries have been paying close attention to President Donald Trump’s aggressive policy of placing tariffs on foreign goods. Soon, the courts will weigh in on whether Trump has the power to levy those tariffs in the first place — a high-stakes legal battle that will either affirm a key pillar of Trump’s economic policy or cut it off at the knees.