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To many observers, the most puzzling aspect of Donald Trump’s tariffs was that his list included some of the most remote and smallest territories and islands in the world. Places that, in some cases, have more penguins than people. CBC | World News
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Lesotho puzzled by whopping U.S. tariff rate, which could decimate its economy
Lesotho scrambled to put together a delegation on Friday to head to Washington to engage with the United States on tariffs that risk wiping out nearly half of its exports, its trade minister said, in what could be a death blow to its economy. CBC | World News
Read More »China slaps 34% retaliatory tariff on the U.S., says Trump’s levy ‘seriously violates’ world trade rules
China announced Friday that it will impose a 34 per cent tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit tariffs. CBC | World News
Read More »Russia evades Donald Trump’s tariff blitz while Ukraine hit with 10% levy
The White House has been quick to justify its decision to exclude Russia from the sweeping new tariffs that take effect today. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Remainers take note – Trump’s 20% EU tariff means Brexit doesn’t look so bad now
UK got off relatively lightly from US president’s new charges – proving the benefits of voting leave Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »In France’s southern wine region, Trump’s tariff threats are already killing business
European winemakers are losing business even before U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new tariffs. His threat of a 200 per cent markup has scared away U.S. importers. CBC | World News
Read More »Keir Starmer issues tariff warning to Donald Trump amid threats of trade war
Companies met with industry minister Sarah Jones on Friday morning to discuss their response to plans for 25% tariffs on US car imports from next week. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Rachel Reeves breaks silence after Donald Trump slaps 25% tariff on UK cars
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the UK hopes to make progress in the next few days Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Should Canada ease its 100% tariff on electric vehicles from China amid trade war with U.S.?
Canada’s trade war with the United States has some economists questioning whether the federal government should ease or lift its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, a move some say could spur EV purchases and deliver a blow to Elon Musk’s Tesla. CBC | World News
Read More »Nervous Googling: Searches for ‘recession’ and ‘tariff’ surge as U.S. mood sours
Signs are mounting of U.S. unease with President Donald Trump’s North American trade war and it’s surfacing in various places, from economic data, to grumbling businesses, to media coverage, and in tense exchanges at the White House. Some ask: Is there a plan here? CBC | World News
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