The United States narrows the commercial focus to secure deals before the deadline for a tariff with Donald Trump

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Donald Trump’s senior officials expand their ambitions in comprehensive mutual deals with foreign countries, and are looking for narrower agreements to avoid returning the lobes that are on the horizon in the American definitions.

Four people are familiar with the talks that US officials were looking for stage deals with the most involved countries as they compete to find agreements by July 9, Matthew Trump He pledged to assign the harshest drawings.

The narrower and retail plan for new deals is a retreat from the White House’s pledge to exceed 90 commercial transactions during a 90 -day interruption period in the comprehensive “mutual treatment”. Definitions The President announced on April 2.

But it also provides some countries with an opportunity to conclude modest agreements. The people said that the administration will request “agreements in principle” on a small number of commercial conflicts before the deadline.

The people said that the countries that agree that these deals are narrower will be avoided by the most cruel mutual definitions, but they left with a current tax of 10 percent as talks on thorny issues continue.

However, the talks remain complex, along with its narrowest approach in deals, the administration was also considering imposing a customs tariff on the critical sectors, people familiar with the matter said.

The dual path, which involves the threat of the new customs tariff, along with openness to deals, emphasizes the difficulty in the face of negotiators with Trump, who used trade as Google to secure concessions from other countries.

The president announced last week that he would finish trade talks with Canada, prompting Ottawa to cancel the digital services tax that Washington objected immediately.

Trump directed a global securities market in early April after imposing a very slope tariff on the largest commercial partners in the United States, after weeks of chaotic trade policy, which is characterized by the implications and rotation of U.

Although he has since reached some of the most punitive drawings, the United States has so far reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom and signing a Truce With China.

Foreign negotiators are now trying to understand what will happen next.

The US Department of Commerce has already launched National Security Investigations – Section 232 Investigations – in goods, including copper, wood, aviation spare parts, pharmaceutical preparations, potatoes and critical minerals.

Many countries have sought in dangerous trade talks with the United States to obtain relief from the current sectoral definitions of 25 percent on cars, parts and 50 percent on steel and aluminum.

The United States’ commercial deal with the United Kingdom provides limited cars and pledges to negotiate other pharmaceutical transfers. The UK also won low fees for steel and space parts.

People familiar with the talks said that the poor visibility of the possible new sectoral tariffs that the United States may later impose was the sweating of discussions.

On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Payet suggested that the United States was mainly focused on mutual definitions, and would leave sectoral fees until later.

He said in an interview with Bloomberg TV: “The implementation of the 232 section takes longer, so we will see what is happening with these,” he said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.

It is also not clear how Trump will put any new tariff rates on countries that do not agree to a new deal before the deadline on July 9.

On Monday, White House press secretary Caroline Levitte said that Trump is meeting with his commercial team to put tariff prices for “many of these countries if they do not come to the table in good faith.”

The President later suggested his social novel that Japan will be sent to a new tariff, despite weeks of trade negotiations between them.

Trump wrote: “To show people how spoiled countries have become in the United States of America, and I have great respect for Japan, they will not take our rice, yet they have a great shortage of rice,” Trump wrote.

“In other words, we will send them a message, and we love their presence as a commercial partner for many years to come.”

Some people familiar with the conversations said that there is also an uncertainty about whether Trump will commit to his timeline over the end of his stop for 90 days.

Bessent Bloomberg TV also told any possible extensions until the deadline on July 9 will return to the president, but he expected to see a “wave” of deals before the deadline.

But last week, Treasury Minister Fox News told that the United States was negotiating with 18 commercial partners and agreements could be made during the summer.

In May, two court rulings announced that Trump’s use of emergency authorities to impose an illegal mutual tariff. People familiar with the negotiations said that the administration had resumed, but the rulings also achieved uncertainty in the talks.

The White House refused to comment.