Donald Trump says US and EU have agreed to postpone tariffs

Donald Trump says the US and the EU have agreed to postpone the imposition of tariffs until July, as they 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”. Mr Trump had threatened earlier this week to impose 50% tariffs on goods entering the US from the EU from next month, with European leaders saying they were ready to respond. The…