{"id":3512,"date":"2025-04-10T19:14:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/?p=3512"},"modified":"2025-04-10T19:14:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:14:35","slug":"blast-519-trump-announces-90-day-pause-on-most-tariffs-raises-china-tariffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/blast-519-trump-announces-90-day-pause-on-most-tariffs-raises-china-tariffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Blast #519 Trump Announces 90-day Pause on Most Tariffs, Raises China Tariffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-1024x170.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-1024x170.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-768x127.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-1536x255.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-2048x340.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-280x46.png 280w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen1-2-1320x219.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"93\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3514 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-4.png 319w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-4-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image-4-280x82.png 280w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 319px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 319\/93;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Trump Announces 90-day Pause on Most Tariffs,<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Raises China Tariffs<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>from: ap.com<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised his duty rate on Chinese imports to 125%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trump announces pause on Truth Social:\u00a0Trump said that because so many countries had \u201cnot retaliated\u201d against his latest crank higher in tariffs, he said, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/oytfejhbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001yIMnQg6OwRYsZlhF_tpxTjVZ7Xkln480r_oy80fOVnPw0qfBdpncZCverpGGi8IQ0xgRQgAwgT6YHINo_2feU_vRV5x49oOSJQ-7-VySabFSw67JCw7RNIIHUVetvUMGBcdMTp21SAeWW5xZIXQeoxzSbC1DT4qDrR7oglgBxG74E_uOsxmZK2nGDebvReRyXInHRCHj6D6H0Ekt0W7ZjQS0xo4NvUT8neiqEM27s1qv_XPkSzSJoA==&amp;c=blI8VnK3vhBVdj_HW9AAzVhmxQ_IPNDI47VxQ_O4uy8L_EQCZqT8rQ==&amp;ch=tafJqthih6YNbfZTY7VE_LGpQzT4gFnYdgRGfNXdRA1w1pnbFFEdFQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I have authorized a 90 day PAUSE<\/a>, and a substantially lowered Reciprocal Tariff during this period, of 10%, also effective immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treasury Sec. Bessent says Trump will keep 10% import tariffs:\u00a0Treasury Secretary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oytfejhbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001yIMnQg6OwRYsZlhF_tpxTjVZ7Xkln480r_oy80fOVnPw0qfBdpncZCverpGGi8IQpeQcQO7NChiMOJ40K-W4Mb0QcVoqIyfp8c5tz3kVlKXcdEa7Vh1BkCUTz0DlpLT_s1YhXEmluJRr4CG6rQo6G9ItUl-Ljw-xdHyW-M1Avufnik5gOQrioLaTCA9uP-BIaZwKBn34pREvp3sC-uMKRtBkPEPwUSgocjgPV3dNlGILD_DKaqOQRCzIQoYwi5le&amp;c=blI8VnK3vhBVdj_HW9AAzVhmxQ_IPNDI47VxQ_O4uy8L_EQCZqT8rQ==&amp;ch=tafJqthih6YNbfZTY7VE_LGpQzT4gFnYdgRGfNXdRA1w1pnbFFEdFQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Bessent<\/a>\u00a0told reporters that Trump was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oytfejhbb.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001yIMnQg6OwRYsZlhF_tpxTjVZ7Xkln480r_oy80fOVnPw0qfBdpncZCverpGGi8IQ4qmLk6UK5a-Y83wAxXVDG4XezZzkY5KvQnirx-37Z3oWOWPcFGMrz885yG9QObi8czIi1G5XyLrdZ2YYZNnUBdifsRxZ3dGzKRx3by3Yl9BeTffMe7vBgOGK4lYVPKblXgaEl-onDRfQMf9uIsdiCgrLdMWK39AzRSym6kmbGTXQvEDCcRCJQ-uxJAeEuYWNQxzx0QIioyI=&amp;c=blI8VnK3vhBVdj_HW9AAzVhmxQ_IPNDI47VxQ_O4uy8L_EQCZqT8rQ==&amp;ch=tafJqthih6YNbfZTY7VE_LGpQzT4gFnYdgRGfNXdRA1w1pnbFFEdFQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pausing his so-called \u2018reciprocal\u2019 tariffs<\/a>\u00a0on most of the country\u2019s biggest trading partners but maintaining his 10% tariff on nearly all global imports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global markets react:\u00a0Global markets surged on the development, but the precise details of Trump\u2019s plans to ease tariffs on non-China trade partners were not immediately clear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"413\" height=\"123\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bocintl.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Imagen10-02-021-01.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3515 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 413px; 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Trump Announces 90-day Pause on Most Tariffs, Raises China Tariffs \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. from: ap.com What to know: \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. 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