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Aug 28 2024
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EV firm Lotus Tech slashes annual deliveries forecast as EU, US tariffs weigh
Aug 28 (Reuters) - EV firm Lotus Technology slashed its deliveries forecast for the year by more than 50% on Wednesday, citing uncertainty posed by new tariffs in the United States and the European Union. Import tariffs imposed by the European Union, the United States and Canada on China-made EVs have added pressure on companies manufacturing their vehicles in China, adding to costs. "After
ReutersJul 11 2024
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Admistration strengthens steel tariffs on Mexico
The federal government is toughening steel tariffs on Mexico in an effort to discourage other countries from routing steel through Mexico into the United States. The federal government will now only apply an exclusion of the Section 232 tariffs of 25% on Mexican steel imports if they were melted and poured in Mexico, the United States or Canada. The United States imposed the blanket 25% steel
The Times of Northwest IndianaAug 14 2024
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Canada Criticizes US Move to Nearly Double Softwood Lumber Tariff
Canada is criticizing the U.S. Department of Commerce for nearly doubling the duties it imposes on softwood lumber, saying the decision is both “unfair” and “unwarranted.” International trade minister Mary Ng says the U.S. has increased the duties on Canadian softwood lumber from 8.05 percent to 14.54 percent—a nearly 6.5 percent increase. “We will always fight for the best interest of
The Epoch TimesAug 23 2024
Fact Check
Fact Check: Kamala Harris Falsely Says Tariffs Are A Middle Class Sales Tax
CLAIM: Kamala Harris said on Thursday that Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 10 percent tariff on imports would be a sales tax on Americans.
In her speech at the convention, Harris claimed Trump’s tariffs would be a “national sales tax, a Trump tax.”
VERDICT: FALSE.
Tariffs are paid by merchants who import goods from foreign manufacturers and not by consumers.
Breitbart Fact CheckJul 18 2024
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Trump: New tariffs for China between 60% - 100%, and would impose a 10% tariff on imports from other countries
Donald Trump will not seek to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell before the central banker’s term ends and would consider JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon for Treasury secretary if he wins the Nov. 5 election, the former president told Bloomberg in an interview published on Tuesday.
JPMorgan declined to comment on Trump’s remarks. Powell’s term as chairman runs through January 2026, and
Unusual WhalesAug 16 2024
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Trump's tariffs could spark a trade war and an 'inflation shock,' expert warns
With the 2024 presidential election fast approaching, the economic policies of the two leading candidates, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, are coming into focus. Vice President Harris has recently been criticized for her promise to take on corporate “price gouging” if elected, with some prominent economists and Wall Street titans noting that price controls, or
FortuneAug 20 2024
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The EU just slashed its planned tariffs on several Chinese-made Tesla EVs
The European Union on Tuesday said it would drastically reduce tariffs on Tesla’s China-made cars as it revised its planned import duties on several Chinese electric vehicle companies. The 27-member government bloc began investigating Beijing’s subsidies for EVs made by domestic manufacturers last September. In June, the EU said it would issue new tariffs on Chinese EV imports after a
QuartzAug 15 2024
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Polestar begins production at SC plant, building for U.S. consumers and avoiding tariffs
RIDGEVILLE — The first American-made Polestar vehicle started production in South Carolina on Aug. 14 as the Swedish automaker looks to build brand awareness and avoid costly tariffs on its new all-electric sport-utility vehicle. The Polestar 3 SUV will be made at sister brand Volvo Cars' manufacturing campus off Interstate 26 in Berkeley County. The vehicle is built on the same platform as
The Post and CourierAug 09 2024
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EV Tariffs Row Escalates as China Challenges EU Duties at WTO
China has filed a formal complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging the European Union’s decision to impose provisional anti-subsidy tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles. The EU launched in October 2023 anti-subsidy investigations into EU imports of EVs from China to determine whether the value chains in China benefit from illegal subsidies. In June, the
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