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Mexico currently supplies around 70% of the U.S. tomato market, up from 30% two decades ago, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is warning that President Donald Trump’s “chaotic policies” on tariffs will cost Michigan residents thousands of dollars each year.
President Donald Trump posted letters to the leaders of Mexico and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to head off the new tariffs.
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Explícame on MSNTrump's new tariffs are expected to go into effect on August 1On August 1, a significant shift in international trade is expected as President Donald Trump enacts a 30% tariff on imports from the European Union and Mexico, two of the U.S.'s largest trading partners.
The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.
Wall Street is pointing lower before the opening bell with new tariffs announced for Europe and Mexico and as the unofficial start of earnings season get under way this week. Futures for the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq each retreated by about 0.3% early Monday.
Betting on Mexico’s currency has paid off for investors even amid Donald Trump’s trade war. The peso is up more than 11% this year, beating all regional peers, even as it dipped Monday following the latest tariff news — a threat of a 30% levy announced over the weekend.
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would impose secondary tariffs on Russia of 100% if a peace deal with Ukraine isn’t reached in 50 days. “We are going to be doing very severe tariffs if you don’t have a deal in 50 days,