Trump's EU Trade Deal and What Comes Next
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Wall Street is coming off a winning week fueled by strong earnings and recent deals between the U.S. and its trading partners.
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — The United States and the European Union agreed on Sunday to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods, staving off — at least for now — far higher import duties on both sides that might have sent shock waves through economies around the globe.
Questions, critiques and discrepancies are hanging over the framework agreement, but investors seem to view it as a win all the same.
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"I think it's the biggest deal ever made," Trump said of the new agreement, which will reduce the bloc's tariff rate to 15 percent.
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The EU-US trade deal includes zero tariffs on aircraft, a big win after months of uncertainty. But Trump's tariffs could still weaken travel demand.
"Economic growth in the euro zone will be affected, with estimates from international institutions showing a possible reduction in the growth rate by 0.3%-0.4%, which would mean a reduction in economic growth in Romania by 0.15%-0.2%," Concordia macroeconomist Iulian Lolea said.
"The biggest piece in the trade deal puzzle still remains, and the Chinese are unlikely to be as willing to fold."
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