The US president, Donald Trump, threatened the technological giant Apple with the imposition of a 25 % tariff on its products if the company does not relocate operations and begins to manufacture them on American soil.
“I have informed (the executive director) Tim Cook from Apple for a long time that I hope that the iPhones that are sold in the United States are manufactured and assembled in the United States, not in India or any other place“Trump wrote today in his social network social.
The message of the tenant of the White House specifies if not, Apple must pay a tariff of at least 25 %to the US. “adds the short text published by the president.
Effects of threat on Apple’s actions
The Republican’s decision has had An immediate effect on the price of the company based in California, with Falls of more than 3 % of its actions in electronic operations prior to the opening of the bag in New York.
Apple announced in February, Just over a month after Trump returned to power, an investment of 500,000 million dollars Throughout the next four years toStable server manufacturing either silicon products in the face of the New Yorker, engaged in a Global Commercial War for large strategic sectors companies They return their operations to the United States.
Since then Trump had praised that commitment of Apple in repeated occasions.
Possible impact of tariffs
The popular technological giant productswhich has in USA thanks mainly to the VENTA of iphone phonesthey have copied the focus in recent months Given the possibility of Trump applyR Among Americans.
Apple reported In early May that If Trump driven tariffs remain at the current levelthe company will suffer An impact of about 900 million dollars in costs for the company next quarter.
Trump’s intimidating message against Apple The same day that the US President has threatened the European Union arrives with imposing on all its products a direct tariff of the 50 % from June by ensuring that Conversations with Brussels “are not going anywhere.”
