The Latest: Retailers denounce Trump's new China tariffs

By The Associated Press 02 August 2019, 12:00AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's plan to impose tariffs beginning Sept. 1 on the $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn't already hit with taxes (all times local):

4:43 p.m.

Retailers are lining up against the proposed tariffs. "We are disappointed the administration is doubling-down on a flawed tariff strategy that is already slowing U.S. economic growth, creating uncertainty and discouraging investment," said David French, senior vice president for government relations at the National Retail Federation. "These additional tariffs will only threaten U.S. jobs and raise costs for American families on everyday goods.

"The tariffs imposed over the past year haven't worked, and there's no evidence another tax increase on American businesses and consumers will yield new results."

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4:12 p.m.

Moody's Investors Service is warning that Trump's planned tariffs will prove to be an economic drag.

"The escalation of trade tensions will increasingly weigh on the global economy and supply chains in an environment of already decelerating growth in the U.S., the euro area and China," said Elena Duggar, Moody's associate managing director.

"The tariffs will be credit negative for a number of U.S. sectors, including computers and electronics, manufacturing and apparel and leather."

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3:42 p.m.

The top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee denounced Trump's plan.

"I am always first in line for getting tough on China," said Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. "But Trump doesn't have any strategy to get China to stop cheating on trade. The only thing he knows how to do is raise tariffs.

"The tariffs announced today will raise costs on everything from computers to backpacks to clothes as kids go back to school, without any reason to think that it will make China stop stealing our technology and undercutting American jobs."

By The Associated Press 02 August 2019, 12:00AM

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