Donald Trump threatens 200% tariffs on EU alcohol imports

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Donald Trump threatened 200% of the EU else-percent responsible tariffs from the EU if the alliance is obliged to impose a US whiskey in the last hall in the trading war.

By posting on Thursday, by placing its own social platform, the US President said that the move answered the “unpleasant” tariff on whiskey.

“If this tariff has not been immediately removed, the United States will soon set 200% tariffs on all wines, champagne and alcoholic products from France and the EU. This will be great for wine and champagne business in the United States, “Trump wrote.

Stocks of beverage companies sank after Trump. Pernod Ricard fell 2.9 percent, LVMH dropped by 1.7 percent, and the listed of the United Kingdom fell by 1.8 percent.

On Thursday, US shares were set lower, and the future followed 0.3 percentage from the Blue-Chip S & P 500 and after them.

In January, the victory has been imposed on a number of escalation since his inauguration Tariffs: On the largest commercial partners in the United States. The chaotic roll of these charges, which was marked by several sudden turns, undermined businesses and financial markets.

Earlier this week, the United States forced 25 percent of steel imports to all imports of aluminum, collecting special agreements from several country Joe Biden.

The EU announced Wednesday It would take revenge Against metal tariffs, using up to 50 percent of US products, including US products, including Bourbon Whiskey, Jeans and Harley-Davidson Motorbikes, April 1.

EU officials said that intentional targeted purposes were made in the states of the Republican Senators to promote the lawmakers among lawmakers to the aggressive commercial measures of Trump.