Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could mean higher inflation and economic disruption

Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could mean higher inflation and economic disruption

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New trade penalties against Canada, Mexico and China that President Donald Trump plans to impose Saturday represent an aggressive early move against America’s three largest trading partners, but at the risk of higher inflation and possible disruptions to the global economy. In Trump’s view, the 25% tariffs against the two…

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US President Donald Trump with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (REUTERS file)

‘Forceful but…’: Justin Trudeau reacts to Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on Canada on Saturday | World News

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country’s response will be “forceful but reasonable” if the US decides to impose 25 per cent tariffs as threatened by President Donald Trump. US President Donald Trump with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (REUTERS file) “No one — on either side of the border — wants to see…

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Canadians fume over Donald Trump’s ‘humiliating’ annexation taunt

Canadians fume over Donald Trump’s ‘humiliating’ annexation taunt

The political circumstances that surrounded the publication of Ultimatum, once a bestselling novel that imagined an American effort to annex Canada, may ring familiar to anyone following recent headlines. A US leader announces tariffs on Canadian imports, signalling a more confrontational relationship, and a prime minister named Trudeau scrambles to respond. But the American, in…

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Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump in Florida after tariffs threat

Canada’s Trudeau says he had an ‘excellent conversation’ with Trump in Florida after tariffs threat

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he had an “excellent conversation” with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after the president-elect’s threat to impose significant tariffs on two of America’s leading trade partners raised alarms in Ottawa and Mexico City. It was unclear, as Trudeau headed back to Canada…

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Donald Trump to Meet With Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: What We Know

Donald Trump to Meet With Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau: What We Know

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, to meet with President-elect Donald Trump, senior government sources told the Associated Press. Trudeau’s plane landed this evening at Palm Beach International Airport, the same airport Trump uses for his visits to his Mar-a-Lago estate, where he has been holding recent transition team meetings. According…

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Canada examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump's tariff threat

Canada examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump’s tariff threat

TORONTO (AP) — Canada is already examining possible retaliatory tariffs on certain items from the United States should President-elect Donald Trump follow through on his threat to impose sweeping tariffs on Canadian products, a senior official said Wednesday. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the countries don’t stop…

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Migrant Caravans Not Reaching Border, Mexico President Says After Trump Threats

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump‘s renewed threats of steep tariffs this week, asserting that migrant caravans are no longer reaching the U.S.-Mexico border. Her remarks underscored growing tensions as Trump plans to tighten immigration policies and impose a 25 percent tariff on Mexican imports. Trump declared that the tariffs would remain…

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