US EditionTrump’s trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices
- The Trump administration unveiled sweeping tariffs on April 2, postponing them for 90 days to negotiate concessions globally.
- The tariffs aim to force other countries to remove barriers to U.S. Goods and address issues beyond traditional tariffs, including non-tariff policies.
- The White House seeks to raise revenues, repatriate manufacturing, expand foreign market access, and demand major changes in other nations' tax and regulatory systems.
- Trump accuses Germany, China, and Japan of currency devaluation making exports cheaper, with the U.S. Dollar falling from 160 yen last summer to about 140 yen now.
- These trade actions may heighten tensions as many countries doubt they will alter tax systems, complicating deal-making on tariffs and non-tariff disputes.
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More Than Tariffs: Trump Administration Presses for Sweeping Global Trade Changes
The Trump administration says the sweeping tariffs it unveiled April 2, then postponed for 90 days, have a simple goal: Force other countries to drop their trade barriers to U.S. goods. Yet President Donald Trump’s definition of trade barriers includes a slew of issues well beyond the tariffs other countries impose on the U.S., including some areas not normally associated with trade disputes. Those include agricultural safety requirements, tax s…
Column: Trump’s tariff war spurs Lake County trade crusade
Lake County is becoming proactive when it comes to economic development in the area. The timing couldn’t be better. Business leaders, along with elected officials, recently became globalists, traveling to Mexico and Japan to tout the laurels of doing business here and in Illinois. According to last week’s Steve Sadin News-Sun story, Lake County Board Chair Sandy Hart, D-Lake Bluff, and Kevin Considine, president and CEO of Lake County Partners, …
Only the US Congress Can End the Economic Uncertainty | by William R. Rhodes & Stuart P.M. Mackintosh - Project Syndicate
It is delusional to think that the Trump administration will devise a viable, let alone sensible, trade policy before its 90-day pause on “reciprocal” tariffs ends. Before prices spike and the economy starts shrinking, legislators and business leaders must recognize that there is no strategy and respond accordingly.
From vinegar to vanilla: Trump tariffs leave Massachusetts small businesses in the lurch
Small retailers that depend on global supplies are scrambling to absorb rising costs from higher tariffs. And a soon-expiring 90-day pause in tariffs on most countries have left businesses bracing for more economic uncertainty.
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Trump's trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices
President Donald Trump's trade war isn't just about tariffs. His new import taxes are based not on specific goods like cars or steel, but on how he thinks other countries have treated the US.
Global industry reels as Trump reshapes trade with sweeping tariffs
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