Trump says US prices ‘could go up’ as he threatens new tariffs on trade partners

President says US will impose ‘reciprocal’ duties but no new specific tariffs were announcedUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump threatened to ramp up his economic assault on some of America’s biggest trading partners on Thursday , vowing to impose new tariffs on countries that target products made in the US within weeks.The US will impose “reciprocal” duties, the president announced . “We want a level playing field,” he declared in the Oval Office, pledging to roll out a “beautiful, simple system” of new US import duties that match those imposed by other countries. Continue reading…