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Mar 27 2023
News
U.S. Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge To Trump's Tariffs On Steel Imports
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to U.S. steel import tariffs imposed in 2018 under former President Donald Trump - a policy he touted as defending American national security - and largely maintained by President Joe Biden.
The justices turned away an appeal by a group of U.S.-based steel importers of a lower court's ruling rejecting their challenge to the
International Business Times
Mar 16 2023
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U.S. Trade Commission Admits Tariffs Raised Prices for American Consumers
Tariffs raise prices.
That's something that shouldn't count as news, but sadly qualifies these days.
Five years after then-President Donald Trump declared a trade war with China and slapped new tariffs on steel and aluminum, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has found that those tariffs jacked up prices and reduced the availability of tariffed goods. In a report
Reason
Feb 27 2023
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Trump Floats Universal Import Tariffs in 2024 Campaign
'We will quickly become a manufacturing powerhouse like the world has never seen before' Former President Donald Trump stands next to a pallet of water before delivering remarks at the East Palestine Fire Department station in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 22, 2023. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images) Former President Donald Trump and his 2024 presidential campaign, released his “America First”
The Epoch Times
Feb 24 2023
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U.S. unveils $2 billion in aid for Ukraine, sanctions and tariff hikes on Russia a year after invasion
The United States authorized $2 billion in aid to Ukraine on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion Friday, and ramped up sanctions and tariffs on Moscow as it tries to bolster Kyiv’s war effort.
The weapons package announced by the Defense Department includes funding for contracts for HIMARS rockets, drones and counter-drone equipment, mine-clearing devices, 155-millimeter
CNBC
Mar 26 2023
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Israel, UAE sign free trade pact into effect
JERUSALEM, March 26 (Reuters) - Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday signed a free trade pact into effect, reducing or removing tariffs on about 96% of goods traded between the nations, Israel's Foreign Ministry said. The countries first reached the agreement last May, promising to boost bilateral trade after they normalized ties in 2020 in a U.S.-brokered deal. The deal will also
Reuters
Dec 03 2019
News
Tariffs
On Monday, “U.S. President Donald Trump [announced] tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports from [Brazil and Argentina]… In an early morning tweet, Trump said the tariffs, ‘effective immediately,’ were necessary because ‘Brazil and Argentina have been presiding over a massive devaluation of their currencies. which is not good for our farmers.’” (Reuters)
The left is critical of the
The Flip Side
Aug 02 2019
News
China Tariffs
On Thursday, “President Donald Trump intensified pressure on China to reach a trade deal by saying he will impose 10% tariffs Sept. 1 on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports he hasn’t already taxed.” (AP News)
The left is worried about the harmful effects of the tariffs on the US economy.
“What is already clear is that the United States, China and the world face a few
The Flip Side
Mar 06 2023
News
AMLO announces anti-inflation plan with key Latin American allies
President López Obrador announced plans of implementing joint anti-inflation measures in conjunction with other Latin American leaders on Thursday. The objective of the agreement is to promote commercial exchange and eliminate tariffs to combat shortages of key products and keep prices low in the face of rising inflation. His statement follows phone conversations with Brazilian president Luiz
Mexico News Daily
Mar 13 2023
News
GOP killed Big Business. Biden buries the corpse.
Many Republicans gave up trying to defend corporate America when Donald Trump rode a wave of conservative populism straight into the White House. Now it’s getting even lonelier for big business in Washington.
President Joe Biden ditched Trump’s brawling style. But he is keeping some of the former president’s key policies in place that are disliked by CEOs — including tariffs on imports
Politico
Mar 02 2023
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AMLO invites the President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to visit Mexico - Mexico Daily Post
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, received a telephone call from the Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The conversation, which lasted about an hour, addressed bilateral and regional economic issues and the planned visit of the Brazilian president to Mexico. López Obrador expressed his intention to expand the dialogue between Latin American countries in order to
Mexico Daily Post