Trump announces 30% tariff on EU and Mexico
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US President Donald Trump has announced that all imports from Canada will have a 35% tariff as of August 1. He sent a letter to the country’s president, Mark Carney, informing him of the new rate, which has also been posted on his Truth Social account.
Canada became the latest country to be slapped with increased tariffs by the Trump administration on Thursday. Starting August 1,
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The president said the blanket 35% would be on top of tariffs on certain sectors. That’s higher than the previous 25% rate.
On Thursday, the president announced a 35 percent tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to take effect on August 1, unless a trade deal is reached before then.
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