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Canada to Impose Retaliatory Tariffs on $20 Billion of US Goods as Trade War Escalates Over Steel, Dairy and Autos
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of US goods, mirroring dollar-for-dollar the 50% import taxes President Donald Trump imposed after trade talks broke down. The new Canadian duties, set to take effect September 8, hit hardest on steel and aluminum, with rates doubling to 50%, and also cover roughly 700 other products spanning autos and dairy. Ottawa paired the announcement with a C$7.5 billion support package for domestic businesses harmed by the new levies.
Canada's retaliation amounts to C$27.6 billion in new tariffs on American goods. Trump responded sharply, saying it was
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- SemaforCanadian officials plan to impose tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods in retaliation for new US levies will mostly mirror President Donald Trump’s, with the heftiest affecting steel and aluminum.
- Reuters' The real story is what happens to those individual sectors which are already ravaged by wildfires or by previous tariffs.' What do the US tariffs mean for Canada? Listen now on the Reuters World News podcast
- BNNBloombergThe U.S. and Canada could pull back from an all-out trade war. It’s not clear that they will
- BloombergIn the US-Canada Trade Spat, Tariffs Are Not the Only Problem
- OpinionIt's basically true that new US tariffs on certain Canadian goods will have little impact on the US economy. The problem is that the levies raise other issues that are much more troubling, says @scottlincicome
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- DeItaoneTRUMP: TIME TO TEACH CANADA YOU CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE
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- NaeemAslam23TRUMP DECLARES CANADA’S “FREE RIDE” OVER AS THE TRADE WAR SPREADS ACROSS AUTOS, DAIRY AND METALS The White House says Canada has run an average U.S. goods surplus of roughly $50B a year over the past decade, while Canada has announced C$27.6B in new tariffs on American goods. President Trump said: “Canada is easily the most difficult and unreasonable.” The real pressure is leverage: roughly three-quarters of Canadian goods exports go to the U.S., making prolonged barriers especially painful for Canadian producers. CAD is the direct trade. Higher tariffs weaken export demand and keep pressure on the Canadian dollar. https:// 7/status/2092606803859087806/video/1 …
- BusinessInsiderCanadians aren't visiting the US as much as they used to since President Donald Trump's return to the Oval Office in 2025.
- BusinessPresident Donald Trump suggested he was open to changing federal regulations on beef processing in an effort to boost beleaguered US ranchers
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- MarketsdayTrump: 'Time to teach Canada you can't do this anymore'