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US Reaches Trade Deal With EU

US Reaches Trade Deal With EU

Above: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands on July 27, 2025. Image credit: *** GETTY *** Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

The Spin


President Trump struck a major victory for the American people as he was able to secure the biggest of all deals with the EU. Now, the previously closed European markets will open up to U.S. goods and the EU agreed to purchase over a trillion dollar worth of U.S. energy and other investments. This is what fair trade looks like.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 50% chance that the effective U.S. tariff rate on goods being imported into the United States will be 9.23% at the end of 2026, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


The Controversies


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