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President Donald Trump looks up at the American flag on the flagpole on the South Lawn as he arrives at the White House, Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump whacks Canada with a 35% tariff

President Trump said Thursday he will impose a 35% tariff on Canadian goods, a major development in the U.S. trade relationship with its northern neighbor.

July 10, 2025
FILE - Bundles of copper cables sit at a plant that produces parts for large electric vehicles in Mexico City, on April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Trump to impose 50% tariff on copper

President Trump said he plans to impose a 50% tariff Tuesday on copper that is brought into the U.S. and, eventually, slap high levies on pharmaceutical imports after a grace period that lets drugmakers onshore operations.

July 8, 2025
Workers unload vehicles while a car, center front, is moved to another location in the area, where export vehicles are parked at the Daikoku vehicle terminal center in Yokohama, near Tokyo, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, File)

Trump hits South Korea, Japan and others with 25% tariffs

President Trump on Monday sent letters to Japan, South Korea and a dozen other nations announcing heavy tariffs on goods they send to the U.S., making critical Asian allies the first targets of his summer round of levies.

July 7, 2025
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says trade deal clinched with Vietnam

President Trump said Wednesday he struck a trade deal with Vietnam, a key Asian trading partner that American companies rely on as an alternative to Chinese-made goods.

July 2, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talks to reporters about his lunch meeting with Republican senators and the schedule for getting the Republican megabill to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bessent says U.S. nearing trade deal with India

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. is "very close" to a trade deal with India as the White House juggles negotiations with multiple trading partners ahead of a fast-approaching deadline to set tariff amounts.

July 1, 2025
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Calgary International Airport, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Calgary, Canada, ahead of the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Canada caves on tech tax, eyes deal during Trump’s July trade scramble

Canada bowed to White House demands and decided not to collect a tax on U.S. tech companies as planned Monday, a sign that President Trump's hardball tactics are paying off as he cajoles dozens of trading partners to strike deals or face stiff tariffs on goods they send to U.S. markets.

June 30, 2025
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, right, shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent before their meeting to discuss China-U.S. trade, in London, Monday, June 9, 2025. (Li Ying/Xinhua via AP)

China, U.S. signal steps to implement trade deal

The U.S. and China are taking steps to implement a London trade framework that compels the Chinese side to release rare earth minerals while the American side lifts some tech restrictions.

June 27, 2025