President Donald Trump posted on social media March 5 that his call with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "ended in a 'somewhat' friendly manner," but that he told him that a reduction in fentanyl smuggling from Canada to the U.S. is not good enough.
President Donald Trump posted on social media on March 3, "To the Great Farmers of the United States: Get ready to start making a lot of agricultural product to be sold INSIDE of the United States. Tariffs will go on external product on April 2nd. Have fun!"
President Donald Trump said he's "very receptive" to reaching a trade deal with the United Kingdom that would mean hiking tariffs on the U.K. wouldn't be necessary. Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer held a joint press conference after their meeting Feb. 27, which Starmer opened by emphasizing that trade is fair and balanced between the two countries.
President Donald Trump, when asked about whether Canada and Mexico had done enough on the border to be spared 25% tariffs on their goods, went on a rant about how the U.S. has been taken advantage of by its trading partners, and said that reciprocal tariffs will go forward.
President Donald Trump, when asked about whether Canada and Mexico had done enough on the border to be spared 25% tariffs on their goods, went on a rant about how the U.S. has been taken advantage of by its trading partners, and said that reciprocal tariffs will go forward.
Kevin Hassett, a top economic adviser who returned for President Donald Trump's second term, told reporters at the White House on Feb. 21 that he and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick had just met with top Mexican officials about fentanyl and about reciprocal trade.
President Donald Trump, in a meandering speech at an investors conference in Miami Feb. 19, said he'd be announcing "tariffs on cars and semiconductors and chips and pharmaceuticals, drugs, and pharmaceuticals, and lumber, probably, and some other things, over the next month, or sooner -- and it'll have a big impact in America."
Correction: Maggie Barnett is CEO of LVK Logistics, a 3PL specializing in apparel and beauty fulfillment (see 2502180023).
India and the U.S. will negotiate a bilateral trade agreement that will cover multiple sectors in tranches, with the first aiming for completion in the fall of 2025, President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in their joint statement, released after their meeting Feb. 13.
Correction: A story in the Feb. 10 International Trade Today incorrectly stated that goods on the water would have an earlier March date for Section 232 tariffs to apply (see 2502100011). A White House spokesman incorrectly described the timing of the action. The effective date is actually March 12.