Inside Trade

February 14, 2025

Trump, Trudeau agree to tariff delay, border measures following Monday call

By Hannah Monicken  / February 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Canada, like Mexico, will receive a 30-day reprieve of President Trump’s 25 percent tariff as the two sides coordinate on additional border measures to combat organized crime and the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., the two leaders said on Monday. Trump on Saturday signed executive orders imposing steep 25 percent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican goods and an additional 10 percent tariff on China, citing illegal immigration and fentanyl. The duties were set to take effect on Tuesday. Following...

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