The EU must achieve a ‘balanced deal’ with the US about the import duties that President Trump threatens to impose on goods from Europe. That is what the French finance minister Eric Lombard said on Tuesday. On Tuesday morning, China announced import duties for certain US products and Canada will put on import duties of 25 percent from Tuesday if the Trump government continues the proposed taxes on Canadian goods. They will start on Tuesday. Follow all developments in America in our live blog.

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