Trump plans to hit Canada with 35% tariff - while warning of blanket hike for other countries

Donald Trump has said helium plans to deed Canada with a 35% tariff connected imported goods, arsenic helium warned of a broad 15 oregon 20% hike for astir different countries.

In a missive to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the US president wrote: "I indispensable notation that the travel of Fentanyl is hardly the lone situation we person with Canada, which has galore Tariff, and Non-Tariff, Policies and Trade Barriers."

Mr Trump's tariffs were allegedly an effort to get Canada to ace down connected fentanyl smuggling, and the US president has expressed vexation with Canada's commercialized shortage with the US.

In a connection Mr Carney said: "Throughout the existent commercialized negotiations with the United States, the Canadian authorities has steadfastly defended our workers and businesses. We volition proceed to bash truthful arsenic we enactment towards the revised deadline of August 1."

He added: "Canada has made captious advancement to halt the scourge of fentanyl successful North America. We are committed to continuing to enactment with the United States to prevention lives and support communities successful some our countries."

Mr Trump has sent a bid of tariff letters to 23 countries truthful far, including 1 putting a 50% tariff connected Brazil successful portion for the ongoing proceedings of its erstwhile president Jair Bolsonaro for trying to enactment successful bureau aft he mislaid the predetermination successful 2022.

Mr Trump was likewise indicted for his efforts to overturn his predetermination nonaccomplishment successful 2020.

The higher rates would spell into effect connected 1 August.

Shortly aft Mr Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs connected 2 April, determination was a immense sell-off connected the fiscal markets. The US president aboriginal announced a 90-day negotiating period, during which a 10% baseline tariff would beryllium charged connected astir imported goods.

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But successful an interrogation with Sky News's spouse web NBC News, Mr Trump said helium plans to enforce higher broad tariffs connected astir US commercialized partners.

"We're conscionable going to accidental each of the remaining countries are going to pay, whether it's 20% oregon 15%. We'll enactment that retired now," helium said.

He added: "I deliberation the tariffs person been precise well-received. The banal marketplace deed a caller precocious today."

The US and UK signed a commercialized woody successful June, with the US president calling it "a just woody for both" and saying it volition "produce a batch of jobs, a batch of income".

Sir Keir Starmer said the papers "implements" the woody to chopped tariffs connected cars and aerospace, adding: "So this is simply a precise bully time for some of our countries - a existent motion of strength."

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The US president besides teased a "major statement" helium volition marque connected Russia implicit its warfare with Ukraine.

"I'm disappointed successful Russia, but we'll spot what happens implicit the adjacent mates of weeks," helium said.

"I deliberation I'll person a large connection to marque connected Russia connected Monday."

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It comes arsenic Russia's lawman overseas minister, Sergei Ryabkov, said a caller circular of talks betwixt Moscow and Washington connected bilateral problems could instrumentality spot earlier the extremity of the summer.