Mexico, EU and Trump
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President Donald Trump has announced he’s levying tariffs of 30% against the European Union and Mexico starting Aug. 1.
Mexico currently supplies around 70% of the U.S. tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange.
Stocks were mixed in early trading on Monday after President Donald Trump over the weekend issued 30% tariffs on the European Union and Mexico, rekindling tensions with two of the largest U.S. trade partners and threatening to raise consumer prices.
President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened duties of 30% on products from Mexico and the European Union, two of America’s biggest trading partners, in an ongoing tariff campaign that’s upended global trade since he retook office in January.
While Mexico was spared from Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariff rollout on April 2, the 30% rate for the E.U. is 10 percentage points higher than what the president said he would apply to America's largest trading partner in April but lower than his mid-May threat of 50%.
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bne IntelliNews on MSNTrump's tariff threat stalls Mexico’s nearshoring boom and pressures Sheinbaum on crimeBy Alek Buttermann Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 30 percent tariff on Mexican exports that fall outside the US‑Mexico‑Canada Agreement (USMCA) has placed Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in a double bind,
Most European markets took a hit as trading resumed in the wake of President Trump's latest tariff threats, and as the EU keeps hoping for a deal.
The tariffs are likely to inflame tensions with one of the largest U.S. trading partners.
President Donald Trump posted letters to the leaders of Mexico and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to head off the new tariffs.