Trump, copper and In August
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Manufacturers and construction companies — as well as consumers — would face higher prices if the U.S. jacks up tariffs on copper, analysts said.
As part of President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” efforts, Vietnamese businesses importing American goods will not have to pay taxes to import these goods. On the other hand, American businesses importing Vietnamese goods will have to pay taxes of 20% to 40%.
The U.S. will charge a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods starting Aug. 1, President Trump said late Wednesday, the highest level announced in his flurry of letters to foreign leaders this week. Trump slammed the Brazilian government for pursuing a legal case against former President Jair Bolsonaro,
President Donald Trump sent letters to 14 countries Monday outlining higher tariffs they’ll face if they don’t make trade deals with the U.S. by Aug. 1. In the letters, which were posted on Truth Social,
"The big money will start coming in on Aug. 1, I think that was made clear today," Trump told reporters. He then turned to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who estimated that the United States could collect more than $300 billion in tariff revenue by the end of the year,
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Wednesday that the 50% tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump would trigger the country's economic reciprocity law.