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US Wants Best Trade Offers Made by Today as Tariff Deadline Looms
Mint Kolkata
|June 04, 2025
The Trump administration wants countries to provide their best offer on trade negotiations by Wednesday as officials seek to accelerate talks with multiple partners ahead of a self-imposed deadline in just five weeks, according to a draft letter to negotiating partners seen by Reuters.
The draft, from the office of the United States Trade Representative, provides a window into how President Donald Trump plans to bring to a close unwieldy negotiations with dozens of countries that kicked off on 9 April when he paused his "Liberation Day" tariffs for 90 days until 8 July after stock, bond and currency markets revolted over the sweeping nature of the levies.
This story is from the June 04, 2025 edition of Mint Kolkata.
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