Canada, Trump and sectoral tariffs
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep working toward a new trade framework with the United States despite U.S.
The pause on the biggest of Trump's tariffs won't end this week, as planned, but the problems they present still loom large.
In a letter released on his social media platform, Donald Trump told Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney the new rate would go into effect on August 1 and would go up if Canada retaliated.
Canada is facing a 35% tariff on imports to the U.S. starting Aug. 1, said President Trump, though some of the country’s goods may still be exempt.
Multiple states bordering Canada could feel the greatest impact of a 35 percent tariff on Canadian products starting August 1.
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Canada would bear the brunt of Trump's tariffs in terms of economic contraction, says The Budget Lab of Yale.
President Trump is pushing through with his tariff agenda, unveiling a new batch of letters to country leaders outlining tariffs on goods imported from their countries beginning in August and a warning to BRICS nations.
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.