Can India dodge Trump’s tariff hammer again?

With the clock ticking toward the August 1 trade deadline set by the Trump administration, the prospects of a last-minute mini trade deal between India and the United States are growing dim. Multiple rounds of negotiations have failed to break the deadlock, primarily centered on India’s reluctance to grant market access to American agricultural and…

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Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefiting electronics giants including Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The exclusions, published late Friday by US Customs and Border Protection, narrow the scope of the levies by excluding the products from Trump’s…

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