A swathe of tariffs imposed on other nations shows Ireland would be worse off if there was not an EU-US trade deal, the Irish deputy premier said.US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sees tariffs of 15% or above imposed on trading partners including Brazil, Lesotho, Taiwan and Switzerland.The EU struck a trade deal with the US five days before Mr Trump said a 30% tariff would kick in for the bloc.The deal sees 15% tariffs on most EU goods including cars, semiconductors and ph

A swathe of tariffs imposed on other nations shows Ireland would be worse off if there was not an EU-US trade deal, the Irish deputy premier said.US President Donald Trump signed an executive order that sees tariffs of 15% or above imposed on trading partners including Brazil, Lesotho, Taiwan and Switzerland.The EU struck a trade deal with the US five days before Mr Trump said a 30% tariff would kick in for the bloc.The deal sees 15% tariffs on most EU goods including cars, semiconductors and pharmaceuticals entering the US.