US Trade Probes Will Conclude Within Five Months, Greer Says

The US plans to complete several trade investigations that will allow President Donald Trump to impose new tariffs within five months to replace the levies struck down by the Supreme Court, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said.

Greer’s comments on Tuesday offered the most concrete timeline yet for how long the White House will need to rebuild Trump’s tariff regime. After the Feb. 20 court ruling, the president applied a global baseline tariff, which he can maintain for as many as 150 days without congressional approval.

Jamieson Greer

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“By the time the five-month period has elapsed, we’ll have completed investigations,” Greer ...