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/
US President Donald Trump’s trade wars and sanctions are tightening the market for heavy crude, boosting prices for the sludgy oil and raising costs for the largest American refining center.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-trade-wars-sanctions-grip-already-tight-heavy-oil-market/
President Donald Trump delivered on his threat to hit Canada and Mexico with sweeping import levies and doubled an existing charge on China, spurring swift reprisals that plunged the world economy into a deepening trade war.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-escalates-global-trade-war-sparking-tit-for-tat-tariffs/
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/
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 is embarking on what may be his most disruptive action yet for the global economy by broadening his grievances to how other countries choose to tax and regulate.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-widens-trade-fight-with-reciprocal-tariff-threat/
U.S. President Donald Trump substantially raised tariffs on steel and aluminum imports on Monday to a flat 25% “without exceptions or exemptions” in a move he hopes will aid the struggling industries in the United States but which also risks sparking a multi-front trade war.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-raises-tariffs-on-aluminum-steel-imports-in-latest-trade-war-salvo/
Major geopolitical events and policy changes are significantly impacting global maritime trade in early 2025, with new U.S. tariffs and ongoing Red Sea security concerns creating ripple effects across shipping…