Canada, Donald Trump and tariffs
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CBC.ca |
U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday his long-awaited plan to impose what he's calling "retaliatory" tariffs on imports coming from dozens of countries, including a punishing 25 per cent le...
Reuters |
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on a measure protesting President Donald Trump's new tariffs on Canadian imports, in a move expected to draw some Republican support in that chamber b...
BBC |
Tariffs of 20% on Northern Ireland goods entering the US could cost local businesses at least £100m in lost sales, an economist has estimated.
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Few details of the announcement were known prior, creating anxiety among the business community and global leaders.
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs, imposing a 10% baseline tax on most imports, with increased rates for nations with trade surpluses. Notable exceptions include Canada and Mexico due to existing agreements.
Rates of the targeted tariffs will be set at half what these countries charge on U.S. exports, Trump said from the White House while holding up a list of dozens of countries that included Japan, China,
Canadians are bracing alongside other geopolitical partners as President Donald Trump prepares to unleash his next round of tariffs in what he is calling "liberation day."
The Canadian Press on MSN34m
Canada among few countries exempt from Trump's new tariffs, existing duties remainPrime Minister Mark Carney will address reporters shortly after the White House declared both Canada and Mexico exempt from new reciprocal tariffs announced today by U.S. President Donald Trump.
A key Senate Democrat projected confidence Wednesday that the chamber will rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with support from some Republicans in an expected evening vote. The move would amount to rare bipartisan pushback against Trump in the GOP-led Senate.
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday laid out his new plan for U.S. tariffs in a speech in the White House’s Rose Garden.
WASHINGTON—President Trump’s steadfast support from congressional Republicans faces a fresh challenge Wednesday, when a handful of GOP senators are expected to join Democrats in passing a resolution aiming to undo the president’s 25% tariff on Canadian imports.