Trump, Canada and Tariffs
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The deadline for the duties to go into effect are still three weeks, which may mean the announcements could be a negotiating move.
Canada would bear the brunt of Trump's tariffs in terms of economic contraction, says The Budget Lab of Yale.
The pause on the biggest of Trump's tariffs won't end this week, but the president continues to pledge steep new duties against major countries.
President Donald Trump published a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday, accusing Canada of having "financially retaliated" against the U.S.
Major stock indexes were slightly lower on Friday as U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of tariffs on imports from Canada fanned worries about trade tensions, with the Canadian dollar down against the greenback.
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro encouraged Canada to continue negotiating with the US to lower trade barriers after President Donald Trump announced a 35% tariff on the North American neighbor.
President Donald Trump said the U.S. will increase its tariff rate on Canadian goods to 35% starting next month.In a letter to Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on Trump’s Truth Social account late Thursday,
Although markets are trying to shrug off the week's U.S. tariff threats as yet another negotiation tactic, there's growing unease at the daily barrage, the latest being a 35% tariff on Canadian goods and higher levies on other countries.