Donald Trump has announced 100% prices on computer flea and semiconductors made outside the United States.
This decision threatens to increase the cost of electronics made outside the United States, which covers everything, from televisions and video game consoles to kitchen and cars.
No date has been set when they could come into force. A previously announced increase in rate rates on a range of global business partners, ranging from 10% to beyond 40%, comes into force today.
The announcement of technological rates came as Apple Managing Director Tim Cook said his business would invest $ 100 billion (74.9 billion pounds sterling) in American manufacturing.
Soon, the whole smartwatch and iPhone glass from around the world will be made in Kentucky, according to Mr. Cook, speaking of the Oval Oval Office on Wednesday.
“This is an important step towards the ultimate objective of ensuring that the iPhones sold in the United States of America are also manufactured in America,” said Mr. Trump.
Mr. Cook also presented to the president a unique trophy made by Apple in the United States.
Trump seen through the trophy given to him by Tim Cook. Pic: AP
Trump’s prices have struck India
Trump previously criticized Mr. Cook and Apple after the company tried to avoid its prices by changing the production of iPhone from China in India.
The president said he had a “little problem” with Apple and said he said to Mr. Cook: “I don’t want you to build in India.”
India itself felt the anger of Mr. Trump on Wednesday, when he published a decree performing the country with an additional 25% rate for its continuous purchase of Russian oil.
Indian imports to the United States will face a rate of 50% compared to August 27 following this decision, because the president seeks to increase pressure on Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Speaking in New Delhi a few hours after the announcement, Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, said: “I will have to pay a high price for that, but I’m ready.”
Trump told the White House journalists that he “could” also hit China with more prices. The two powers were in negotiations on the extension of a break due to expire next week.
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Apple, on the other hand, plans to hire 20,000 people in the United States to support its additional manufacture in the country, which will total $ 600 billion (around 449 billion pounds Sterling) of four years.
The “vast majority” of these jobs will focus on a new range of American silicon production from start to finish, research and development, software development and artificial intelligence, depending on the company.
Apple’s investment in the United States has increased the company’s share of the company by almost 6% in the midday trade on Wednesday.
The increase can reflect the relief of investors that Mr. Cook “extends a branch of Olivier” to Mr. Trump, said Nancy Tengler, director general of the Director of Money Laffer Tengler Investments, who has Apple shares.