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व्हाइट हाउस ने मंगलवार को कहा कि राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्प द्वारा 2 अप्रैल को घोषित किए जाने वाले रेसिप्रोकल टैरिफ तत्काल प्रभाव से लागू हो जाएंगे तथा ऑटो टैरिफ 3 अप्रैल को निर्धारित कार्यक्रम के अनुसार लागू रहेंगे. व्हाइट हाउस की प्रेस सचिव ने क्या कहा? पत्रकारों से बात करते …
Read More »Trump going ahead with 25% tariffs on autos
U.S. President Donald Trump has levelled what may be his most devastating tariffs yet, hitting a sizable chunk of the cross-border auto trade and potentially all of it at a later date. A new 25 per cent duty will strike all finished vehicles imported into the United States starting on April …
Read More »Trump dangles possibility of lower tariffs for China to make TikTok sale happen
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to reduce tariffs to get a deal done with TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell the short-video app used by 170 million Americans. ByteDance has an April 5 deadline to find a non-Chinese buyer for TikTok or face a U.S. …
Read More »Trump under fire for ‘gutting’ law targeting drug cartels while maintaining fentanyl’s behind Canada tariffs
The law was hailed as a historic step in the right direction — the culmination of more than a decade of work between Republicans and Democrats in Washington to crack down on dirty money. The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) targeted drug cartels and other dangerous criminals who use shadowy shell companies to …
Read More »Some industries may be spared from next round of U.S. tariffs despite Trump threats
It appears some key industries facing the threat of new U.S. tariffs may be spared from President Donald Trump’s next shot in his global trade war — at least for the moment. Speaking on background, a White House official told CBC News that despite Trump’s repeated threats about sector-specific tariffs, they may not actually happen …
Read More »Tesla products now excluded from B.C. Hydro rebates in response to U.S. tariffs
B.C. Hydro has excluded Tesla products from its electric vehicle charger rebate program in response to U.S. tariffs. The rebate program allows British Columbians to get up to $350 to purchase and install an EV charger in their homes. As of March 12, Tesla chargers, energy storage batteries and inverters …
Read More »Canada hits U.S. with tariffs on $29.8B worth of goods after Trump slaps levy on metals
The federal government announced a plan on Wednesday to slap tariffs on $29.8 billion worth of American goods to hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump after he imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum early this morning. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, the government’s point person on Canada-U.S. relations, said Trump’s …
Read More »Texas-bound: Canadian politicians slam U.S. tariffs (politely) during visit to Lone Star state
Amid an increasingly heated game of tariff-related chicken, Canadian politicians are in Houston telling Americans they’re fed up — in the most stereotypically Canadian way possible. “I don’t think friends do that to friends,” Alberta Energy Minister Brian Jean said, speaking onstage Tuesday during a panel discussion at CERAWeek by …
Read More »EU retaliates against Trump’s trade moves and slaps tariffs on produce from Republican states
The European Union on Wednesday announced retaliatory trade action with new duties on U.S. industrial and farm products, responding within hours to the Trump administration’s increase in tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25 per cent. The world’s biggest trading bloc was expecting the U.S. tariffs and prepared …
Read More »Trump says U.S. will double steel, aluminum tariffs in reponse to Ontario’s electricity levy
U.S. President Donald Trump says he’ll intensify tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum in response to Ontario imposing a surcharge on electricity flowing south of the border. In a post to his Truth Social platform Tuesday morning, Trump said he’s instructed his administration to double tariffs on steel and aluminum to …
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