BRT says it has received no assurances that new tariffs on Chinese goods will be delayed

Business Roundtable representatives said on Wednesday that the administration has “quite explicitly” provided no assurances that new tariffs on roughly $160 billion in Chinese goods, set to be imposed on Dec. 15, will be postponed. “No, we have no assurances from the administration that the tariffs will not go into effect,” Joshua Bolten, president and CEO of the business group, told reporters. “There have been indications of optimism and progress but quite explicitly no assurances because I think they don't...