Goods from China are to face an extra 10% levy from Tuesday alongside additional 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports into US

After Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Volkswagen, Germany’s largest carmaker, said that tariffs would have a “harmful economic impact” on American consumers, as well as the international automotive industry.

German automakers say the tariffs will cause inflation for consumers.

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With Canada, Mexico, China, Colombia and the Middle East, President Trump has wasted no time threatening to use American might to force recalcitrant countries to back down and do what he wants.

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Suite à la mise en place ce mardi de hausses des droits de douane américains pour les produits venant du Canada, du Mexique et de Chine. Les trois pays répliquent à Trump.

Suite à la mise en place ce mardi de hausses des droits de douane américains pour les produits venant du Canada, du Mexique et de Chine. Les trois pays répliquent à Trump.

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Economists fear full-on, tit-for-tat trade war as US also imposes tariffs on Mexico and China

Mark Carney, the favourite to replace Justin Trudeau as the Canadian prime minister, has vowed that his country is “going to stand up to a bully” after Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on goods coming in from Canada.

There are now 25% tariffs on goods coming into the US from Canada and Mexico, while China is being hit with tariffs of 10% on imported goods, leading some economists to fear the outbreak of a full-on, tit-for-tat trade war.

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Justin Trudeau, Canada’s prime minister, announces tit-for-tat 25% tariffs and warns of impeded access to ‘vital goods critical to US security’

The leaders of Canada and Mexico have hit back after Donald Trump signed an order authorizing drastic tariffs of up to 25% on their exports to the US, while China said it would complain to the World Trade Organization after it was also targeted by the president.

Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, on Saturday night made a televised address announcing concrete measures including a tit-for-tat 25% tariff phased in across C$155bn ($107bn) worth of American products. Trudeau said Trump had put at risk US consumers’ and industries’ access to much-needed Canadian critical minerals and resources including oil, energy and timber. The prime minister promised to work with Canada’s provinces to review dealings with the United States.

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Canada, Mexico and China account for more than a third of the products brought into the United States. Tariffs could lead to higher prices for consumers.

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"We're certainly not looking to escalate, but we will stand up for Canada, Canadians and Canadian jobs," Trudeau said at a 9:30 p.m. ET press conference. "We didn't ask for this, but we will not back down." Read More

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While much about the threatened tariffs is still unclear, experts predict they would be bad news for all three economies, with few winners.

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Rapidly spreading, harrowing and potentially lethal, a necrotizing soft tissue infection — so-called flesh-eating disease — “scares the living daylights” out of doctors, as several shared on a Canadian Medical Association Journal podcast that dropped this week. Read More

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