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Dollar firms after Trump unveils new tariffs; bitcoin at record
The U.S. dollar rose on Friday, fuelled by upheavals on the global trade landscape, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced ...
Trump's 50% Brazil tariff stretches emergency powers already facing court challenge
Critics say the tariff on Brazil could further erode the Trump administration's credibility as it pursues an aggressive trade ...
Trump’s Brazil tariff ‘sets a scary precedent’ given the U.S. has a trade surplus with the country, economists say
Economists have been expressing alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1 — the ...
Trump's Brazil tariff rattles coffee market, could raise prices in US
The 50% tariff that the Trump administration has slapped on Brazilian imports has rattled the global coffee market and could ...
Targeting Brazil, Trump Tests Legal Limit of His Tariff Powers
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
Trump’s shock-and-awe tariffs haven’t fueled a manufacturing jobs boom
President Donald Trump’s shock-and-awe tariff campaign is off to a slow start when it comes to reviving American manufacturing jobs.
In Brazil, Trump faces a country — and a leader — ready for a fight
Brazil believes it can withstand Trump’s 50 percent tariff, and aides to Lula say he is unlikely to shrink from a ...
Maddow Blog | 5 major problems with Trump’s radical tariff gambit toward Brazil
Is Donald Trump willing to punish consumers because he hopes to shield Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro from legal ...