

Tariff ruling brings little comfort overseas
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Supreme Court’s decision overturning President Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs on imports isn’t the game-changer for international trade that it might appear to be at first. In Asia, Europe and the Americas, governments don’t expect Trump to abandon his favorite tool of economic policy, despite the legal setback.
Trump has said tariffs are essential for reviving U.S. manufacturing and raising revenue. U.S.
trading partners are bracing for more tariff action as the president seeks substitutes for the levies the Supreme Court said he must now remove. Trump said Friday he would impose a new, temporary global tariff of 10% under a different legal authority. He also said U.S.
trade officials would open new investigations into unfair trade practices, giving him another route toward fresh levies. “This is Tariff Man. There’s no way he takes this lying down," said Jeremy Chan, senior analyst for China and northeastern Asia at Eurasia Group, a political-risk research firm.
On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s signature policy, the imposition of what he termed reciprocal tariffs on allies and adversaries alike, was unconstitutional. Trump overstepped his authority by invoking the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or Ieepa, to impose those levies, the court said in a 6-3 decision. The ruling also struck down tariffs imposed on China, Mexico and Canada related to fentanyl.
China has been one of the main targets of Trump’s trade assault. The court decision could weaken his hand going into negotiations with Chinese leader Xi Jinping over trade this spring. The decision could provide a short-term win for large companies overseas that hope to receive
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