Economics
U.S. Weighs Higher Tariff Ceilings in Bid for More Sway Over WTO
- Trump officials want to raise America’s bound WTO tariffs
- USTR says there are no plans to raise WTO rates ‘at this time’
This article is for subscribers only.
Terms of Trade is a daily newsletter that untangles a world threatened by trade wars. Sign up here.
The U.S. is weighing a plan to increase its long-standing ceiling on tariffs in a move meant to trigger a renegotiation of relationships with fellow World Trade Organization members and step up its assault on the global trading system.