Tariffs
Tariffs on iPhones, toys and other Chinese-made goods coming Sept. 1, Trump says
“Trade talks are continuing, and during the talks the U.S. will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 billion dollars of products coming from China into our country,” he tweeted. The new tariffs could hit US consumers harder than the earlier rounds. It would tax goods like …
Trump says US will impose 10% tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods starting Sept.1
President Donald Trump said Thursday the U.S. is putting 10% tariffs on $300 billion worth of Chinese goods, effective Sept. 1. “Trade talks are continuing, and during the talks the U.S. will start, on September 1st, putting a small additional Tariff of 10% on the remaining 300 Billion Dollars of goods and products coming from …
China’s factory activity shrinks as U.S. tariffs, slowdown hit orders By Reuters
© Reuters. Workers direct a crane lifting steel pipes for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity shrank more than expected in June, an official manufacturing survey showed, highlighting the need for more economic stimulus as U.S. tariffs and weaker domestic demand ramped up pressure on new orders for …
U.S. will hold off on new China tariffs, Trump announces
CLOSE Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump were heard on camera discussing “fake news” before their talks at the G-20 summit in Osaka on Friday. (June 28) AP, AP OSAKA, Japan — President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Saturday to resume high-level negotiations for a landmark new trade agreement, a development …
Trump raises specter of imposing ‘very profitable’ new tariffs on Mexico despite deal breakthrough
Even as he again hailed his administration’s last-minute, much-heralded deal on Friday with Mexico as a “successful agreement” to address illegal immigration at the southern border, President Trump on Sunday bluntly suggested he might again seek to impose punishing tariffs on Mexico if its cooperation falls short in the future. The president and other key administration officials …
Mexican president leads ‘celebration’ rally after US tariffs dropped | World news
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, travelled to the border city of Tijuana to rally the country in “defence of national dignity”, but to also reaffirm friendship with the US people – barely a day after the US cancelled the threat of tariffs. López Obrador called the rally, which was convened prior to the …
Pelosi accuses Trump of ‘threats and temper tantrums’ in Mexico negotiations
Piñatas of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and President Trump at a market in Tijuana, Mexico, on Saturday. (Hans-Maximo Musielik/AP) Colby Itkowitz Congress, campaigns, health policy, Pennsylvania politics June 8 at 2:44 PM As President Trump spent Saturday morning celebrating his deal with Mexico to stem the entry of migrants into the United States, …
US-Mexico talks: Trump hails deal on migrants to avoid tariffs
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA look at the steps Mexico is taking to deal with migrants President Donald Trump has hailed a deal reached with Mexico to help stem the flow of migrants to the US after he threatened to impose trade tariffs. Under the deal, in which Mexico agreed to …
U.S. Treasury’s Mnuchin says Trump-Xi meeting has parallels to Buenos Aires summit
FUKUOKA, Japan (Reuters) – A highly anticipated late June meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has some parallels with their Buenos Aires summit last December that postponed a tariff hike, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talks with China’s Central Bank Governor Yi …
