Economics
Trump Administration Clears Way for New Currency Tariffs
- Commerce Department says it will proceed with proposed plan
- Move allows tariffs on goods benefiting from weak currencies
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The Trump administration is going ahead with controversial new rules that would clear the way for the U.S. to start applying punitive tariffs on goods from countries accused of having undervalued currencies, the Commerce Department Monday.