Additional 50% Tariffs on China to Take Effect After Midnight, White House Says
The additional 50% tariffs that President Donald Trump threatened on China if Beijing doesn't rescind its retaliatory tariffs (see 2504070016) will take effect at 12:01 a.m. April 9, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during an April 8 press…
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conference. "They will be going into effect at 12:01 a.m. tonight, so effectively tomorrow," she said when asked if the executive order to impose them had already been signed. No executive order had been issued as of press time.