Wake Up to Money, Wake Up to Money, Trump Postpones Deadline for Tariffs

Wake Up to Money

Wake Up to Money

Trump Postpones Deadline for Tariffs

July 8, 2025

53 minutes

Available for 28 days

US President Donald Trump says countries will now have until August 1 to agree new trade deals with the White House. He’d initially set a deadline of July 9 – this Wednesday – but has pushed it back by three weeks. All the same, he’s doubled down on a threat to hit two of the US’s biggest trading partners - Japan and South Korea – with tariffs of 25% unless they reach a deal by the new date. Sean Farrington speaks to a senior US economist about this latest twist in the tariffs story. We also look at a proposal to impose a wealth tax in the UK. Would it work?