Trump Threatens 35% Tariff On Canada
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Canada would bear the brunt of Trump's tariffs in terms of economic contraction, says The Budget Lab of Yale.
The country’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, has been called the “Trump whisperer,” and negotiations have been cordial and professional. But it’s been a wild ride.
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.
Canada faces another set of tariffs in its ongoing trade talks with the U.S. However, in this latest round of tariff announcements, investors have learned to largely tune them out as negotiating bluster rather than policy commitments.
Canada has made concessions to win goodwill with the White House. Trump, in return, has threatened steeper tariffs.
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