Canada and Mexico hit back after Trump signs order for punishing tariffs
Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’
The leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing drastic tariffs of up to 25% on their exports to the US, while China said it would complain to the World Trade Organization after it was also targeted by the president.
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Saturday night made a televised address announcing concrete measures including a tit-for-tat 25% tariff phased in across C$155bn ($107bn) worth of American products. Trudeau said Trump had put at risk US consumers’ and industries’ access to much-needed Canadian critical minerals and resources including oil, energy and timber. The prime minister promised to work with Canada’s provinces to review dealings with the United States.
Continue reading...
Read more at The Guardian
Topics
-
Canada's Trudeau announces retaliatory tariffs after Trump's executive order
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would respond to President Trump's decision to enact a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S. by implementing a 25% tariff against $155 ...NBC News - 39m -
Donald Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with steep tariffs
US president fires starting gun on trade war with levies of up to 25% on goods imported from trading partnersFinancial Times - 1h -
Trump imposes tariffs but Canada and Mexico hit back
The US president will tax imports from America's three largest trading partners. Both Canada and Mexico plan retaliatory tariffs.BBC News - 1h -
Trump hits Canada, Mexico and China with steep new tariffs; Canada retaliates
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would respond with 25% tariffs "against $155 billion worth of American goods."CBS News - 2h -
Trump signs tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China
PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump on Saturday imposed significant tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, a White House spokesperson said, following through on a long-standing pledge and potentially ...The Hill - 7h -
Trump Will Hit Mexico, Canada and China With Tariffs
The White House said it would move forward with levies on America’s largest trading partners on Saturday.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump to hit Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs
Canadian oil will be hit with a lower levy of 10%, likely by mid-February, President Trump says.BBC News - 1d -
Will Canada and Mexico tariffs hit? Trump official says they’re avoidable or possibly short term.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, billionaire financial-services executive Howard Lutnick, made an effort Wednesday to ease concerns about potentially inflationary 25% ...MarketWatch - 3d -
Trump threatens steep tariffs against Canada and Mexico
President Trump opted against deploying a blanket tariff against U.S. trading partners, but kept the heat on Canada and Mexico.CBS News - Jan. 21
More from The Guardian
-
Ukraine blames Russia for fatal missile strike on Kursk school
Kremlin claims Ukrainian military attacked site in area occupied by Kyiv since last August. Ukraine’s military has said that Russian forces struck a boarding school housing people preparing for ...The Guardian - 5h -
Major anti-corruption protests in Serbia add to pressure on President Vučić
Tens of thousands rally against government and in memory of railway station roof collapse that killed 15. Serbia’s powerful populist leader Aleksandar Vučić was facing his biggest challenge yet as ...The Guardian - 9h -
Support letter for RFK Jr’s confirmation includes signatures of doctors with suspended or revoked licenses
Meant to lend credibility to his nomination to head HHS, the letter is signed by some doctors disciplined for not following Covid guidelines. A letter submitted to the US Senate that states it was ...The Guardian - 14h -
At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23
Rebels had captured the city in January in major escalation of 10-year-old conflict. At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its ...The Guardian - 7h -
USAid website offline as Trump moves to put agency under state department
Move would threaten life-saving global humanitarian aid programs, from HIV/Aids treatments to clean water access. The website for the US Agency for International Development, or USAid, appeared to ...The Guardian - 7h
More in World
-
What will be the impact of a North American trade war?
Carmakers, food producers and construction will be worst hit but consumers across the US, Mexico and Canada could sufferFinancial Times - 43m -
China’s migrant dorm entrepreneur capitalises on housing affordability
Employers and cities offer subsidised rent to woo labourers who powered economic transformationFinancial Times - 43m -
The ‘Bibi sandwich’: Will Netanyahu really end the war in Gaza?
Israel’s leader must decide whether to resume conflict or stick with politically perilous ceasefire ahead of Trump meetingFinancial Times - 43m -
Ammunition for Ukraine at risk as ex-Czech PM Babiš eyes comeback
Opposition party vows to halt purchases of shells for Kyiv if it returns to power in autumnFinancial Times - 43m -
Latin America’s biggest airline targets lift from region’s growth
Latam Airlines aims to raise passenger numbers and margins in post-pandemic reboundFinancial Times - 43m