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Trump tariffs

Trump sits with his arms crossed with the US flag behind him.

Trump’s China tariffs hampered US coronavirus preparedness, expert says

COVID-19

In the US, there’s a shortage of medical supplies, and that’s partly due to a trade policy of Washington’s own making — tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump White House.

A bottle of whisky is left on a bank.

Trump hails ‘nice victory’ on trade as EU whisky, wine makers left reeling

A container ship at the port of New Orleans. China is the US’ largest trading partner — the US imported $540 billion worth of goods from China last year.

Trump says trade wars are ‘easy to win.’ (They’re not.)

Sea Eagle Boats in Long Island, NY has been selling inflatable kayaks since 1968. The small company has manufactured its vessels overseas since the company’s inception, and now imports from China. 

Trump’s tariffs are causing major anxiety for the American boating industry

Business, Economics and Jobs
Soy farmers like Phil Sidles have seen prices for their soybeans fall sharply — down around 20 percent since May, not long after China announced retaliatory tariffs on American soybeans.

As tariffs send soy and corn prices plummeting, Trump says farmers will act like ‘patriots’

50 States
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Governor of the Bank of Canada Stephen Poloz, left, and Canada's Minister of Finance Bill Morneau hold a news conference after the G7 Finance Ministers Summit in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, June 2, 2018.

America’s G7 allies condemn Trump tariffs, setting up heated fight

Global Politics

Finance leaders of the closest US allies vented anger over the Trump administration’s metal import tariffs on Saturday, ending a three-day meeting with a stern rebuke of Washington and setting up a heated fight at a G7 summit next week in Quebec.

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