Trump targets Brazil with a 50% tariff
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Andrew Charles, TD Cowen analyst, joins CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss what potential tariffs on Brazil could mean for Starbucks, whether coffee price increases matter to consumers, and more.
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he planned to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff, in part because of the treatment of its former president Jair Bolsonaro, his political ally.
President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50% on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, showing that personal grudges rather than simple economics are a driving force in the U.
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Economists have been expressing alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1 — the largest country-specific levy out of the 22 that Trump has rolled out this week.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he plans to impose 50% tariffs on all products from Brazil starting August 1, which could have a sharp impact on South America's agricultural powerhouse.The U.S. is the second biggest destination for Brazil's exports behind China.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday levied a 50% tariff against Brazil, which produces more than a third of the world's coffee, citing, in part, the country's treatment of former President Jair Bolsonaro,