The online sales giant Amazon He indicated that he will not show consumers how much they influence President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the price of the products it sells, after The White House will describe as a “hostile act” The possibility of doing so.
A Amazon spokesman, Tim Doyle, denied information from the American media Punchbowl News, according to which The company would soon begin to show “how much the price of each product rises for the Trump tariffs.”
“The team that runs our store of (products a) ultrabajos prices Amazon Haul considered the idea of including import costs in some products. That was never approved And it won’t happen, ”said Doyle hours After hard criticism of the White House.
“This is a hostile and political act by Amazon. Why didn’t Amazon do this when the government of (Democratic President Joe) Biden rose inflation to the highest level of the last 40 years? ”He told journalists White House spokeswoman, Karoline Leavitt.
After his investiture in January, Trump imposed a 10% universal tariff on most countries.
Also applied higher levies to dozens of states, but then He paused for 90 days to establish trade negotiations.
The White House has also imposed High tariffs to China Already some sectors such as aluminum, steel and automotive industry.
Beijing replied with tariffs on US products.
The uncertainty generated by the intermittent application of tariffs He has shaken financial markets.
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It is unknown what will finally happen to the tariff policy of the Republican Magnate, but The United States companies already feel the impact.
He UPS packages delivery giant announced on Tuesday that It plans to cut 20,000 positions around the world in 2025 After an important fall in the Amazon business, its largest client.
According to the president and executive director of UPS, Carol Tomé, the company, with around 490,000 employees at the end of 2024, Take measures to “reconfigure” its reaction operations to a “changing commercial environment.”
