Donald Trump says he will postpone 50% US tariffs on EU until July

Donald Trump says he will delay the imposition of 50% tariffs on goods entering the United States from the European Union until July, as the two sides attempt to negotiate a trade deal. It comes after the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said in a post on social media site X that she had spoken to Mr Trump and expressed that they needed until 9 July to “reach a good deal”. The US president had last Friday threatened to bring in the 50% tariffs from 1 June, as European leaders said they were ready to respond…