Trump backs down on threats of higher tariffs for E.U. pharma and chips

News Source : NBC News
News Summary
- The U.S. will limit tariffs on pharmaceuticals, lumber and semiconductors imported from the E.U.
- President Donald Trump recently threatened the European pharmaceutical industry with tariffs as high as 250%.
- The European Union, as a whole, is the United States' largest trading partner.
- The United States will roll back tariffs on “unavailable natural resources (including cork), all aircraft and aircraft parts, generic pharmaceuticals and their ingredients and chemical precursors” to pre-January levels starting Sept. 1.
The United States has agreed to limit tariffs on pharmaceuticals, lumber and semiconductors imported from the European Union to 15%, according to an agreement released Thursday.President Donald Tru [+3082 chars]