Canada, Mexico not subject to new global rates
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The Wall Street Journal |
Energy products from Canada will continue to be tariffed at 10%. Should Canada and Mexico resolve the fentanyl dispute that Trump used to justify the tariffs, they would be folded into the new tariff...
Bloomberg L.P. |
Trump announced the steepest American tariffs in more than a century, with a 10% tariff on all exporters to the US and even higher duties on some 60 nations.
The New York Times |
Economists’ estimates have been far more grim, with most predicting that the president’s sweeping tariffs and likely retaliation will slow U.S. economic growth, push up costs for consumers and make l...
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Trump, Canada and Democrats
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The Hill |
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) had urged Republican colleagues to vote against the resolution, advising them it was a political gambit by Democrats to embarrass Trump.
CBC.ca |
Wab Kinew said there are still "no bottles being popped today," as the province comes to terms with how it will be affected by industry-specific tariffs that are being imposed.
Time |
“I think it's going very well.”
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Trump’s post on his social media site asserts that it would be possible to tax illegal drugs sold in the U.S. which would be impossible since such transactions do not take place using
Canadian and Mexican goods that are compliant with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement will continue to be tariff-free, the White House has said. An administration official said Wednesday that new reciprocal tariffs wouldn't apply to Mexico and Canada,
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to Trump's tariffs and announced 25% tariffs on all U.S. vehicles that are not compliant with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.