CNBC Daily Open: Trump's interview suggests he's not backing down from his policies

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U.S. President Donald Trump joined CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Tuesday for a lengthy interview that touched on tariffs, the Federal Reserve, the state of Russia’s economy and being rejected as a customer by JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America.

For those pressed on time and want a very broad TL;DR: Trump appears to be digging in on his policies.

With modified country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs due to start Aug. 7 — and duties on India to be raised within the next 24 hours, according to Trump’s comments during the interview — the Trump administration seems to be turning its attention to sectoral ones. Trump told CNBC that he will announce his tariff plan for semiconductors “within the next week or so.” Additionally, he will impose “a small tariff” on pharmaceutical imports before ratcheting it up to 250% within a year and a half.