Trade war: Next tariff salvo to hit US shoppers harder than China's

Beijing has vowed to retaliate

The trade fight between the world’s two economic titans is about to make dozens of household goods more expensive for US shoppers, but thousands of miles away in China, consumers look set to escape much of the pain.
 
President Donald Trump is said to be intending to pull the trigger on tariffs targeting $200 billion of Chinese imports once a deadline for public input closes Thursday. Such a move — his biggest salvo in the fight with China so far — hits at the heart of the American household, risking price increases for everyday items from refrigerators and freezers