FRANCE – The US-EU trade agreement was on Monday suspended by the EU parliament following Donald Trump’s tariff threats. Bernd Lange, chair of the parliament’s trade committee, said on US social media platform X that work on the agreement would be suspended until further notice. “Now official: EP work on EU-US deal is on hold […]
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10% Tariffs on all Imports to US Announced
USA – Donald Trump announced on Friday that he’d signed documents imposing 10% tariffs on all imports to US. “It is my Great Honor to have just signed, from the Oval Office, a Global 10% Tariff on all Countries, which will be effective almost immediately,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. The move came […]
Trump’s Tariff on Canada Overturn
CANADA – Donald Trump’s tariff on Canada was on Wednesday Feb. 11 overturn, with the US House of Representatives voting 219–211 to pass the Democratic-backed measure. The resolution is largely symbolic, however, as it could be vetoed by the president if it passes in the Senate, and it did not secure a veto-proof majority in […]
Trump Announces Financial Assistance Plan for American Farmers
USA – Donald Trump on Monday announced a $12 billion financial assistance plan for American farmers impacted by his global trade tariffs. Trump said the funding will come from tariffs he has imposed on global trading partners, saying during a roundtable event at the White House that “maximizing domestic farm production is a big part […]
Trump Lifts Some US Tariffs on Brazilian Goods
USA – Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order modifying some US tariffs on Brazilian goods that were imposed on summer, lifting additional duties on some agricultural imports. The order revises Executive Order 14323 signed in July, in which Trump declared a national emergency over what he called “policies, practices, and actions of the […]
China Suspends 24 Percent of Tariffs on US Imports
CHINA – On Wednesday, China said that it had suspended 24% of imposed tariffs on US imports for an year. The move comes after Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump held a summit last week in South Korea, with the two sides deciding on a one-year deal in trade and tariffs. […]
China Says Not Afraid of Trade War with US in Face of New Tariffs
CHINA – On Sunday, China said it’s not afraid of trade war with US amid new tariffs and export curbs. A Commerce Ministry spokesperson said the “willful threats of high tariffs” are not the right way to get along with China. China’s position on the trade war is consistent, “we do not want it, but […]
What We Know About the US-Canada Trade Talks
CANADA – According to a Canadian minister, the US-Canada trade talks were “successful” although no deal was reached on aluminum and steel tariffs. “We concluded what I think was a successful, positive, substantive conversation with President Trump on trade issues,” Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-US trade, told reporters in Washington, DC. Noting that […]
Heavy Truck Imports to Face 25% Tariffs; Trump
USA – On Thursday, Donald Trump said that Starting October 1, all heavy truck imports will face a 25% tariff. “In order to protect our Great Heavy Truck Manufacturers from unfair outside competition, I will be imposing, as of October 1st, 2025, a 25% Tariff on all ‘Heavy (Big!) Trucks’ made in other parts of […]