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Trump Aims to Shut Loopholes China Uses to Evade Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s trade deal with Vietnam targets practices China has long used to skirt U.S. tariffs: the shifting of production to Southeast Asia and the ā€œorigin washingā€ of exports.

July 3, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Carney Meets With Automakers as Canada’s Factories Show Strain

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive executives July 2 to discuss how to help auto plants that have been choked by U.S. tariffs.

July 3, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

BYD Halts Plan to Build Mexico Car Plant Over Trump’s Trade War

Top Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has shelved plans to build a major plant in Mexico over geopolitical tensions and uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump’s trade policies.

July 2, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Says Deal Will Allow US Goods Into Vietnam Duty-Free

President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Vietnam on July 2 that would allow U.S. goods to enter the country duty-free.Ā Vietnamese exports to the U.S. would face a 20% levy.

July 2, 2025
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Analysis Shows Trump’s Tariffs Would Cost Employers $82.3B

An analysis finds that a critical group of U.S. employers would face a direct cost of $82.3 billion from President Donald Trump’s current tariff plans.

July 2, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Dismisses Extension of Tariff Deadline, Teases Japan

President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations.

July 1, 2025
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ā€˜The Party Is Over’ for Car Sales as Tariff Reality Kicks In

The springtime surge in U.S. auto sales landed with a thud in June, setting up a slowdown in the months ahead as carmakers digest tariffs on auto imports and consumers find fewer deals.

July 1, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Threatens to Impose Tariff on Japan Over Rice Exports

President Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff level on Japan, citing what he said was the country’s unwillingness to accept rice exports from the U.S.

June 30, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

EU to Accept Trump’s Universal Tariff, Seeks Key Exemptions

The EUĀ  is willing to accept a trade arrangement with the U.S. that includes a 10% universal tariff on many of the bloc’s exports, but wants the U.S. to commit to lower rates on key sectors.

June 30, 2025
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UK Stands by Digital Tax After Canada Bows to Trump Pressure

The U.K. is planning to keep its digital services tax, after Prime Minister Mark Carney scrapped Canada’s levy to restart trade talks with President Donald Trump’s administration.

June 30, 2025