Mexico, Donald Trump and European Union
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While Mexico was spared from Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff rollout on April 2, the 30% rate for the E.U. is 10 percentage points higher than what the president said he would apply to America's largest trading partner in April but lower than his mid-May threat of 50%.
Mexico currently supplies around 70% of the U.S. tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange.
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Mexico says Trump's tomato tariffs should be squashedMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday (July 15) said Mexico will take action if an agreement with Washington regarding new tariffs is not reached by the August 1 deadline set by her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump,
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is warning that President Donald Trump’s “chaotic policies” on tariffs will cost Michigan residents thousands of dollars each year.
President Donald Trump posted letters to the leaders of Mexico and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to head off the new tariffs.
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Explícame on MSNTrump's new tariffs are expected to go into effect on August 1On August 1, a significant shift in international trade is expected as President Donald Trump enacts a 30% tariff on imports from the European Union and Mexico, two of the U.S.'s largest trading partners.
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.
Wall Street is pointing lower before the opening bell with new tariffs announced for Europe and Mexico and as the unofficial start of earnings season get under way this week. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq each retreated by about 0.3% early Monday.