Tariffs Catch-All

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“The auto sector is saying, ‘If we’re going to stay in Canada, you must get rid of this EV mandate,’” a Canadian government official with direct knowledge of Canada’s negotiating strategy told Politico.

At the bargaining table with Trump, there is concern that Canada’s auto sector is out of sync with the U.S., said the official with knowledge of the negotiations.

“We do not have a trade problem. We have a policy alignment problem from the perspective of the Trump administration,” said the official.

After recently scrapping a controversial Digital Services Tax that would have hit U.S. tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Netflix, Carney’s government is now under pressure from automakers and Trump himself to ditch Canada’s EV mandate.
 
nycfan said:
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I honestly wish the rest of the world would simply announce that until this bullshit stops there will be absolutely no trade with the US.

I know this would be hard on some countries, but how long would it take for the US to stop if all shipments stopped, but in and outbound?
 
Well, all the secretaries Trump hired to field the endless calls coming in from foreign countries had to be put to work doing something.
 

American Allies Want to Redraw the World’s Trade Map, Minus the U.S.​

Facing growing chaos, the European Union and numerous other countries are seeking to forge a global trading nexus that is less vulnerable to American tariffs.


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Just as Mr. Trump threatens to put hefty tariffs on many countries, including Indonesia, the European Union is working to relax trade barriers and deepen economic relations.

“In hard times, some turn inward, toward isolation and fragmentation,” Ms. von der Leyen said. Then, in a message implicitly extended to world leaders who have been jolted by Mr. Trump’s tariffs, she added, “You are always welcome here, and you can count on Europe.”

It is a split screen that is becoming typical. On one side, the United States sows uncertainty as it blows up weeks of painstaking negotiations and escalates tariff threats. On the other, the 27-nation European Union and other American trading partners are forging closer ties, laying the groundwork for a global trading system that revolves less and less around an increasingly fickle United States.…”
 

Under Attack by Trump’s Tariffs, Asian Countries Seek Out Better Friends​

Most nations are still negotiating in hopes of avoiding punitive import taxes. At the same time, they’re looking for trading partners as a way around the United States.


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Business and political leaders around the world have been roundly baffled by the White House’s imposition of new duties, even as governments shuttled envoys back and forth to Washington offering new purchases and pledges of reform. Mr. Trump is erecting new trade barriers and demanding deep concessions by Aug. 1, claiming years of grievance because America buys more than it sells.

“Across the world, tools once used to generate growth are now wielded to pressure, isolate and contain,” Anwar Ibrahim, the prime minister of Malaysia, said at a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders on Wednesday. “As we navigate external pressures, we need to fortify our foundations. Trade among ourselves. Invest more in one another.”…

“The U.S. is fairly rapidly attempting to dismantle the system that it set up, which is surprising a lot of people,” Mr. Hynd said.“
 
Hassett struggles to defend the Brazil tariff with a noun, a verb, national security approach and switching to generalizations about a national trade deficit emergency despite a nearly two decade trade surplus with Brazil.

 
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