US tariffs against dozens of nations draw dismay with calls for negotiations

US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House (Evan Vucci/AP)

Sweeping new tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump provoked dismay, threats of countermeasures and urgent calls for further negotiations to make trade rules fairer.

But responses to the tariffs on Wednesday were measured, highlighting a lack of appetite among key trading partners for an outright trade war with the world’s biggest economy.