On July 14 (UTC+8), Dan Mullaney, former U.S. Assistant Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, said he believes Trump's letter to the EU was intended to push the EU to reach a better deal. Trump had previously threatened in May to impose a 50% tariff on the EU, a move that appeared to accelerate the negotiation process. However, Mullaney said the letter may encourage those within the EU who want to retaliate, who believe the U.S. is not serious about reaching an agreement. He said: "These people will feel that their views are justified." [MetaEra]

Trade analyst: Trump letter may strengthen EU retaliation belief

Dan Mullaney, former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, said he believes Trump's message to the European Union was aimed at pushing the EU to reach a better deal. Trump had previously threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU back in May, a move that seemed to expedite the negotiation process. However, Mullaney said that this letter may encourage those within the EU who are inclined towards retaliation, as they believe the U.S. is not serious about reaching an agreement. He said, "These people will feel that their views are justified." (FXStreet) [BlockBeats News]

Trade Analyst: Trump Letter May Strengthen EU Retaliation Belief

On July 13, former U.S. Assistant Trade Representative for Europe and the Middle East, Dan Malani, said he believes Trump's letter to the EU was to push the EU to reach a better agreement. Trump had previously threatened in May to impose a 50% tariff on the EU, a move that appears to have accelerated the negotiation process. However, Malani said the letter may encourage those within the EU who want to retaliate, who believe the U.S. is not serious about reaching an agreement. He said, "These people will feel that their views are justified." (Golden Ten) [BlockBeats]

On July 13th, the EU has been trying to reach an interim agreement with the United States to avoid higher tariffs, but Trump's letter shattered the EU's recent optimism. However, Trump did leave room for further adjustment. Brian Jacobsen, Chief Economist at Annex Wealth Management, wrote, "As with past letters, there are plenty of conditions and terms for reducing these tariffs, which is perhaps why the market may not like tariff negotiations but also isn't panicking about them." (FXStreet) [BlockBeats News]

The market did not panic; Trump left room for further tariff adjustment.

The EU has been trying to reach an interim agreement with the US to avoid higher tariffs, but Trump's letter has dashed the EU's recent optimism. However, Trump did leave room for further adjustments. Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management, wrote, "Like previous letters, there are many conditions and terms that could lower these tariffs, which may be why the market may not like tariff negotiations, but is not panicking about them." (Golden Ten) [Odaily Planet Daily]

Trump Leaves Room for Further Tariff Adjustments

7月14日（UTC+8），前美国欧洲及中东助理贸易代表Dan Mullaney表示，他认为Trump给欧盟的信件旨在推动欧盟达成更好的协议。Trump此前曾在5月威胁对欧盟征收50%的关税，此举似乎加快了谈判进程。然而，Mullaney指出，这封信可能会鼓励欧盟内部那些想要报复的人，因为他们认为美国并不真心想达成协议。他说：“这些人会觉得自己的观点是有道理的。” [MetaEra]

交易分析师：Trump信件可能增强欧盟采取报复行动的信心

7月14日（UTC+8），前美國歐洲及中東助理貿易代表Dan Mullaney表示，他認爲Trump給歐盟的信件旨在推動歐盟達成更好的協議。Trump此前曾在5月威脅對歐盟徵收50%的關稅，此舉似乎加快了談判進程。然而，Mullaney指出，這封信可能會鼓勵歐盟內部那些想要報復的人，因爲他們認爲美國並不真心想達成協議。他說：“這些人會覺得自己的觀點是有道理的。” [MetaEra]