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Jul 12 from https://www.nytimes.com/section/technology

After Months of Negotiations, Trump Imposes More Tariffs on Mexico

Mexican officials have been negotiating for months in hopes of reaching a trade deal with Washington that would not devastate the country’s export-driven economy, but President Trump upended those talks on Saturday when he threatened to impose a 30 percent tariff on Mexican imports, potentially igniting a trade war with one of America’s largest trading partners. In a letter to Mexico’s...

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Jul 12 from https://www.nytimes.com/section/technology

President Announces 30% Tariffs on E.U. and Mexico

Pinned President Trump announced in letters posted to social media on Saturday that he would place a 30 percent tariff on goods from the European Union and Mexico, upending months of careful negotiations and disrupting America’s economic relationships with two of its biggest trading partners. Mr. Trump’s tariffs would take effect on Aug. 1, like those on many other trading partners. But the...

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Jul 12 from https://edition.cnn.com/business/tech

Trump announces new tariffs of 30% on Mexico and the European Union

CNN — President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened duties of 30% on products from Mexico and the European Union, two of America’s biggest trading partners, in an ongoing tariff campaign that’s upended global trade since he retook office in January. “The United States of America has agreed to continue working with the European Union, despite having one of our largest Trade Deficits with you....

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