Governments around the world are unlikely to renege on trade pacts signed with Donald Trump over the past year despite a Supreme Court ruling that many of the tariffs imposed by the US were illegal, according to international analysts and legal experts.
Sectors such as autos and steel were not affected by the Supreme Court ruling. Countries are expected to be deterred from seeking to backtrack on their deals due to fear of retaliation in those areas by Trump’s capricious White House, along with US leverage in other areas such as defence and security.
Andrew Wilson, deputy secretary-general of the International Chamber of Commerce, said that while the court ruling raised significant questions about the ultimate durability of Trump’s deals, it did not mean they were in imminent danger of collapse.