EU’s Séjourné: List of products in EU response to US tariffs will be announced in coming days

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Stéphane Séjourné, the European Union (EU) Commissioner for prosperity and industrial strategy, said on Monday, “list of products in EU response to US tariffs will be announced in coming days.”

Additional quotes

"EU will have united position on this."

"List of products in EU response to US tariffs will be announced in coming days."

"Europe also has cards up its sleeve to put pressure on the US."

Market reaction

EUR/USD was last seen trading at 1.1010, up 0.52% so far.

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Dhwani Mehta

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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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