Swiss Shock at Trump Tariffs Floats EU Rethink
The Swiss president is in Washington to try to negotiate a cut in threatened tariffs.
Rolex watches in a Bucherer store in Geneva, Switzerland, on Aug. 5
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Of all the tariff bombs thrown by Donald Trump, the 39% rate lobbed at imports from Switzerland is among the most devastating.