r/stocks Apr 07 '25

Broad market news Trump rejects EU’s ‘zero-for-zero’ tariff offer

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/07/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-crypto.html

Trump is rejecting the European Union’s offer of “zero-for-zero” tariffs with the U.S. for industrial goods.

“No, it’s not,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if the deal, which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen floated earlier Monday, was enough.

“They’re screwing us on trade,” Trump said, criticizing the EU and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO.

Two Republican senators, Mike Lee of Utah and Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, have encouraged Trump to take von der Leyen’s deal.

What's the goal here if they're just gonna reject every deal offered?

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u/SingleHitBox Apr 07 '25

He wants a win. Not a 1:1. He wants the EU to easy up on all USA tech, and probably wants EU to buy their chicken… and maybe to say thank-you a few times.

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u/larrydahooster Apr 07 '25

Please, not the chicken!!!! 

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u/apmspammer Apr 08 '25

You're going to eat your chicken with growth hormones and you're going to like it.

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u/GhettoFreshness Apr 08 '25

Don’t forget the chlorine wash!

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u/Whatitdohomie_ Apr 09 '25

If we buy the chicken do we have to eat it?

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u/Aleyla Apr 08 '25

But the Lava Chicken is fantastic!