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Absent IEEPA, there would need to be some kind of agency action first before any trade remedy tariffs can be imposed … but everything seems to be on the fast track,
At the international level, there’s something like 5,000 different descriptions at the 6-digit (product subheading) level, so 5,000 times 186 nations. It’s almost an artificial intelligence project,
For example, if Colombia has a high tariff on coffee in order to protect its industry, we would put a high tariff on Colombian coffee to match theirs, even though we don’t grow coffee. The only people hurt would be U.S. consumers,
The tariffs the U.S. is threatening Canada with are across the board, and they're going to hurt you,
We know how important they are for the President. And we're not going to let them sell their products in Canada anymore,
What is the use of WTO membership when one of the biggest countries in the world can threaten tariffs for national security reasons in such an aggressive way?"
she asked, referring to the World Trade Organization This is really damaging the United States' reputation, and I think that's something we need to be concerned about in the long term,
It's not a tariff per se, it is an action of domestic policy,
Trump's commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick told lawmakers at his confirmation hearing last month I don't think anyone should be surprised about these tariffs or tariff threats,
said Christine McDaniel, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center It's definitely upsetting the applecart in terms of how we've been thinking about the role of international trade institutions, international trade rules and trade agreements,
We don't want to give anybody any signal that we would like to be protectionist,
Finance Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey told Reuters The Trump 2.0 tariffs are a direct response to the failed policies of the Biden administration, which allowed China, Russia and many of our allies like Canada, Mexico, Brazil and the EU to manipulate trade and cripple U.S. industry. These measures will revitalize domestic production and safeguard critical industries,
said the official, who was granted anonymity per the ground rules of the call Given the risks associated with potential tariffs, and the importance of the Canada-U.S. partnership, the hiring of this firm at this time is critical to support enhanced advocacy with representatives in the U.S.,
Given the vital importance of North Carolina on national elections and the firm’s existing relationships with members of the Trump administration, as well as prior D.C. work experience, it only makes sense Checkmate has expanded its federal portfolio and officially entered the K-Street game,
As usual, we hope that it will not come to that,
It’s a big deal. This is the beginning of making America rich again,
Trump said on Monday night Tariffs are taxes — bad for business, worse for consumers,
von der Leyen said in a statement It's destructive in the sense that it's generating uncertainty,
she said, during an interview on Tuesday Essentially, we’re putting on a 25pc tariff, without exception, on all aluminum and all steel, and it’s going to mean a lot of businesses are going to be opening in the United States.”
I have determined that steel articles imports from these countries threaten to impair the national security, and I have decided that it is necessary to terminate these arrangements as of March 12, 2025,
Trump said in an executive order
