Swiss watchmakers rise on optimism over possible reduction in Trump tariffs
- - Swiss watchmakers rise on optimism over possible reduction in Trump tariffs
ReutersNovember 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Watches of Swiss watchmaker Swatch are displayed for sale in a watchmaker's store in Vienna, Austria January 26, 2018. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
ZURICH (Reuters) -Richemont and Swatch Group shares rose on Tuesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was working with Switzerland on a deal to lower the 39% tariff rate it faces on exports.
Swatch shares gained 4.2% in early trading, while Richemont shares were 2% higher. Both companies' shares had fallen after Trump announced the import duties on Swiss products which went into effect in August.
The United States is working with Switzerland on a deal to lower the 39% tariff rate it faces on exports to the U.S., Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday.
"We're working on a deal to get their tariffs a little bit lower," Trump said. "I haven't set any number, but we're going to be working on something to help Switzerland."
(Reporting by John Revill, Editing by Louise Heavens)
Source: “AOL Money”
