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GovernmentBusiness

Trump Delays 50% Brazil Levy, Excludes Orange Juice, Embraer

President Donald Trump delayed the implementation of 50% tariffs on Brazilian exports by seven days while exempting many products from the punishing levy.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Ends Tariff Break for Low-Value Imported Goods

President Donald Trump on July 30 signed an executive order suspending the de minimis exemption, applying tariffs to low-value imports from all trading partners.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Spares Copper Market From Worst With 50% Duty on Products

President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on all semi-finished copper products coming into the U.S. but stopped short of applying the duty to imported refined copper.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Federal Reserve Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

Chair Jerome Powell has said the Fed would likely have cut rates already if not for President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Trucking Industry Hails Plan to Void GHG Phase 3 Rule

The rule had "put the trucking industry on a path to economic ruin and would have crippled our supply chain, disrupted deliveries and raised prices," said ATA President Chris Spear.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump’s Tariff Deadline Is Friday: Here Are Deals So Far

Key details remain sparse — or not immediately captured in writing. Here’s what we know about the agreements so far.

July 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Sets Tariff Rate for India at 25%

President Donald Trump suggested he would add an additional penalty over the country’s energy purchases from Russia.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

China, US Agree to Extend Tariff Pauses After Stockholm Talks

China’s top trade official Li Chenggang said the two sides agreed to keep the tariffs at current levels — the U.S. taxing Chinese goods at 30% and China collecting 10% on U.S. products.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

FMCSA Abandons Speed Limiter Proposals for Heavy Trucks

Regulators never settled on a speed at which the limiters would be set. FMCSA and NHTSA had proposed and sought comment on a range of 60 to 68 mph.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Carney Says US-Canada Trade Negotiations at ‘Intense Phase’

Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government is in trade talks with the Trump administration despite recent comments from Trump suggesting a deal with Canada wasn’t a priority.

July 28, 2025