The European Union has delayed its first counter-measures against the United States over President Donald Trump's metals tariffs until mid-April, allowing it to re-think which U.S. goods to hit and offering extra weeks for negotiations.

The European Union will delay tariffs on U.S. exports into the trading bloc in response to the imposition of tariffs on European aluminum and steel, a measure announced in February by the White

The EU is considering delaying its first set of tariffs on US goods to the middle of April, which would include Bourbon. Brussels has been planning to introduce the tariffs in two steps, starting on 1 April and then from 13 April.