Canada slaps electricity tariffs on New York, Minnesota, Michigan
The Ontario government has applied a 25% extra charge on electricity exports to three US provinces starting Monday in response to US tariffs in Canada. The additional charge will affect the electricity sales of 1.5 million homes and businesses in Michigan, Minnesota and New York, the Ontario government said. In total, it costs up to […]
UAW’s Shawn Fain defends President Trump’s Canada, Mexico tariffs
President Donald Trump is sitting with Maria Baltilomo on “Sunday Morning Futures.” The president of the United Autoworkers (UAW) union said in an interview on Sunday Donald Trump's Canada and Mexico tariffs UAW President Sean Fain has appeared ABC News ''This Week'' He defended controversial tariffs. It prompted retaliation by Canada and Mexico against US […]
China’s retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods kick in, as trade war escalates – business live | Business
As the trade war escalates, China's retaliatory tariffs on US agricultural products begin Another front of Donald Trump's trade war opened this morning. This has led to retaliation charges for China's US imports. The tariffs announced last week aim to approximately $21 billion in agricultural imports from the United States, in response to an additional […]
Trump says Ukraine’s intel pause is nearly lifted; adds tariffs will make US rich
President Donald Trump added that the US should “just” suspend the intelligence news in Ukraine, and that his administration must do whatever it can to make the deal serious about ending the war with Russia. “You know, I say they don't have cards. No one really has cards,” Trump told reporters on a gag in […]
Slotkin: Trump Tariffs ‘Reckless,’ ‘Chaotic’
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) said he did not oppose tariffs on Sunday in NBC's “meeting.” However, she said President Donald Trump's tariffs were “reckless and “confusing.” Slotkin said: I think tariffs are an important tool in the toolkit. I think the way he handles tariffs is how he handles everything else right now. We want […]
Canadians ‘frustrated’ with Trump’s tariffs, talk of annexation, ambassador says
Canadians are “frustrated” with the United States over President Donald Trump's story of annexing the country along with tariffs on Canadian goods, Canada's ambassador, Karsten Hillman, said on Sunday. Hillman detailed the complaints Canadians felt as neighbors while appearing on CBS's “Face the Nation,” saying that citizens “really don't appreciate it.” “They're a bit frustrated […]
Noem aware Mexican, Canadian leaders have own ‘political environments,' but Trump ‘means business’ on tariffs
Homeland Security Department Christa Noem said on Sunday that Mexican and Canadian leaders have their own “political environment,” but President Trump knows that it means “business” on tariffs. “We all recognize that each of these leaders has a political environment in their home country, but President Trump means business, and when he ran again to […]
Lutnick defends Trump tariffs: ‘This is the way you run the country’
Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick defended President Trump's tariff approach, saying on Sunday the president will focus on stopping fentanyl from entering the country and will actively engage with the target nation to find a common position. “This is how you run your country,” Lutnick said on “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker of NBC News. […]
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on recession risk and tariffs
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick rejected the market, highlighting the risk of a recession even as it slides. And America's biggest trading partner said it could easily avoid Trump's two modest tariffs. When asked if he was worried about the US going into a recession on NBC's Meet the Press, Lutnick gave a clear answer. “It's […]
Slotkin slams ‘reckless’ approach to tariffs: ‘I just want a scalpel and not a sledgehammer’
Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Sunday that while most Democrats are not completely opposed to tariffs, he criticized President Trump's approach as “reckless.” “Most of us are not opposed to tariffs. It's a complete stop. I think tariffs are an important tool in the toolkit. I think the way he handles tariffs is how […]