Trump, Tariffs and Stock Market
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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%.
President Donald Trump has posted two new letters on his social media platform announcing tariffs on the European Union and Mexico.
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.
S&P 500 futures lost 0.5%, while Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.6%. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 204 points, or 0.5%.
The EU – the United States' biggest trading partner – had been scheduled to impose "countermeasures" starting Monday at midnight in Brussels
President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on more than 20 countries this week, but his justification for raising import taxes on Brazil stands out.
US inflation heated back up in June, rising to its highest level in four months, as price increases — including those from tariffs — packed a bigger punch.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he believed Britain would fight to defend the United States but suggested he could not say the same for the European Union, a factor in his decision not to sign a trade deal with the bloc.