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Trump's 50% Brazil tariff stretches emergency powers already facing court challenge
President Donald Trump announced a blanket 50% tariff on imports from Brazil, citing his anger over the country's treatment ...
Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
Trump just ramped up his tariff threats: Here’s what could get more expensive
Many economists already believe it’s a matter of time before Americans start to see sticker shock from the tariffs President ...
Trump’s Brazil tariff ‘sets a scary precedent’ given the U.S. has a trade surplus with the country, economists say
Economists have been expressing alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1 — the ...
Trump's Brazil tariff rattles coffee market, could raise prices in US
The 50% tariff that the Trump administration has slapped on Brazilian imports has rattled the global coffee market and could ...
Trump plans to hike tariffs on Canadian goods to 35%
Trump’s move deepens a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old ...
In Brazil, Trump faces a country — and a leader — ready for a fight
Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a ...
Dollar rises after Trump unveils new tariffs; bitcoin at record
The U.S. dollar rose on Friday, fuelled by upheavals on the global trade landscape, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced ...