President Trump has announced that starting August 1, the import duty on products from the European Union and Mexico will be increased to 30 percent. This tariff increase is in addition to previous sectoral levies, such as the 27.5 % already in place on automobiles. In Brussels, the European Commission has decided to suspend its retaliatory measures for the time being, hoping that further negotiations will still lead to a mutually beneficial trade arrangement with Washington. Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, stressed that the EU is sticking to a twin-track strategy: continuing diplomatic dialogue on the one hand and preparing proportional countermeasures in case talks fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De financi\u00eble markten reageerden direct op de aankondiging. Termijncontracten op de Amerikaanse aandelenbeurzen daalden met bijna drie tiende procent, waarbij de Dow-E-minis 0,29 % verzwakten, de S&P 500-E-minis 0,28 % en de Nasdaq 100-E-minis eveneens circa 0,28 % inleverden. Hoewel beleggers inmiddels gewend lijken aan Trump\u2019s steeds terugkerende dreigementen, blijft de onzekerheid toenemen over de mogelijke gevolgen voor trans-Atlantische toeleveringsketens en wereldwijde economische groei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ook buiten de VS en de EU zijn de reacties merkbaar. In Canada zakten de termijnkoersen op de S&P\/TSX-index licht, doordat beleggers hun risico\u2019s beperkten in afwachting van verdere escalatie. In Zuid-Korea gaf handelsminister Yeo Han-koo aan dat er in principe v\u00f3\u00f3r 1 augustus een akkoord mogelijk is, maar waarschuwde hij dat twintig dagen onvoldoende tijd bieden voor een sluitende, gedetailleerde overeenkomst. Ondertussen klimmen goud- en zilverprijzen vanwege safe-havenvraag naar de hoogste niveaus in weken; spotgoud noteerde rond $ 3.367 per ounce, zilver bereikte een niveau dat sinds 2011 niet meer gezien was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Brussels, at the meeting of EU trade ministers, Maro\u0161 \u0160ef\u010dovi\u010d stressed that the EU is doing everything in its power to prevent an escalation, but is also \"ready with all instruments\" to defend its economic interests. Italy's Minister Tajani posted countermeasures worth 21 billion euros ready should an agreement not be reached in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With Trump's announced 30 percent levy, the United States is putting unprecedented pressure on the transatlantic trade relationship. While negotiators in Brussels are still searching for a compromise, companies and investors are preparing for a period of heightened volatility. The outcome of the talks before the Aug. 1 deadline will determine whether trade tensions level off or escalate further.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Trump has announced that starting Aug. 1, the import tax on products from the European Union and Mexico will...","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-actueel","category-financial-nieuws","cs-entry","cs-video-wrap"],"yoast_head":"\n