Trump Says Countries Will Face Tariffs Ranging From 15% to 50%; Trump to Tour Fed Construction Site

1) US President Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called reciprocal tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies was rising. 2) Donald Trump will personally visit the Federal Reserve Thursday to tour a construction site he’s criticized for cost overruns amid his escalating attacks on Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting rates.The White House announced the visit in the release of the president’s daily public schedule. The visit is planned for 4 p.m. reading simply, “THE PRESIDENT visits The Federal Reserve,” without further details. 3) Elon Musk warned of difficult times ahead for Tesla Inc. after one of the automaker’s worst quarters in over a decade.Tesla will be a transition period for the next year or more, losing electric vehicle incentives in the US and needing time to roll out autonomous vehicles, the chief executive officer said. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.