Canada announced new 25% tariffs on about C$30 billion ($20.8 billion) of US-made products, including steel and aluminum, after the Trump administration went ahead with global levies on imports of those two materials.
https://gcaptain.com/canada-strikes-back-in-trade-war-with-tariffs-on-us-steel-aluminum/
U.S. President Donald Trump’s bulked-up tariffs on steel and aluminum due to launch within hours will hit nearly $150 billion worth of derivative products made from the metals for the first time, ranging from nuts and bolts to bulldozer blades and threatening cost increases for industry and...
https://gcaptain.com/trump-unleashes-sweeping-tariffs-on-metal-imports/
Chinese retaliation to US tariffs will hit the “low-margin” agricultural sector the hardest, and White House officials haven’t grasped the full impact, say experts.
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-ag-exports-caught-in-the-crossfire-as-china-retaliates-on-tariffs/
Some shipping companies are discreetly moving operations out of Hong Kong and taking vessels off its flag registry. Others are making contingency plans to do so.
https://gcaptain.com/shipping-firms-pull-back-from-hong-kong-to-skirt-us-china-risks/
Wherever you fine folks stand on the Tariff Terror allegedly coming down the trade pike, can we all agree there’s a silver lining if the U.S. slaps Truckasaurus-grade levies on every import from Spain to Sumatra?
Oh, I don’t mean the economics of it. We may be huddling in mud shacks or lounging in castles of gold six months from now for all the sense I can make of who stands to benefit when the tariffs hit.
But think of the frightful products that it’ll be soooo much harder to rain down on...
The global ocean shipping industry that handles 80% of world trade is navigating a sea of unknowns as U.S. President Donald Trump stokes trade and geopolitical tensions with historical foes as well as neighbors and allies.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-trade-threats-compound-global-ocean-shipping-uncertainty/
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his proposed 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods will take effect March 4 along with an extra 10% duty on Chinese imports because deadly drugs are still pouring into the U.S. from those countries.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-moving-ahead-with-promised-tariffs-on-mexico-canada-and-china/
In the trade war era initiated by Donald Trump, certain global players are poised to feel more pronounced effects than others.
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada by saying they would take effect on April 2, about a month later than a deadline next week.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-signals-postposing-mexico-and-canada-tariffs-to-april-2/
President Donald Trump said on Monday that tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports are “on time and on schedule” despite efforts by the countries to beef up border security and halt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S. ahead of a March 4 deadline.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-stands-firm-on-tariffs-for-canada-and-mexico/
