Berliner Boersenzeitung - Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China

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Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China
Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China / Photo: Mandel NGAN - AFP/File

Trump unveils sweeping US tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China

President Donald Trump announced broad tariffs Saturday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China, invoking emergency economic powers to do so while citing a "major threat" from illegal immigration and drugs.

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Canadian and Mexican exports to the United States will face a 25 percent tariff, although energy resources from Canada will have a lower 10 percent levy, with duties starting as soon as Tuesday.

Goods from China, which already face various rates of duties, will see an additional 10 percent tariff, said Trump.

He invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act in imposing the tariffs, with the White House saying "the extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency."

The aim is to hold all three countries "accountable to their promises of halting illegal immigration and stopping poisonous fentanyl and other drugs from flowing into our country," the White House added.

Washington additionally accused Mexico's government of having an "intolerable alliance" with drug trafficking groups.

The announcement threatens upheaval across supply chains, from energy to automobiles to food.

Trump has repeatedly expressed his love for tariffs, and has signaled that Saturday's action could be the first volley in further trade conflicts to come.

This week, he pledged to impose duties on the European Union in the future.

He has also promised tariffs on semiconductors, steel, aluminum, as well as oil and gas.

"Tariffs are a powerful, proven source of leverage for protecting the national interest," the White House said.

Trump, in Florida for the weekend, wrote on social media: "We need to protect Americans, and it is my duty as President to ensure the safety of all."

- 'Opening salvo' -

"The tariff action announced today makes clear that our friends, neighbors and Free Trade Agreement partners are in the line of fire," said Wendy Cutler, vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a former US trade negotiator.

"The move today is an opening salvo on the tariff front," she told AFP.

She noted that Canada and Mexico will face domestic pressure to retaliate.

Economic integration between the United States, Mexico and Canada -- who share a trade pact -- means stiff tariffs will have "a strong and immediate impact" in all three countries, she said.

Imposing sweeping tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners in goods carries risks for Trump, who won November's election partly due to public dissatisfaction over the economy.

Higher import costs would likely "dampen consumer spending and business investment," said EY chief economist Gregory Daco.

He expects inflation would rise by 0.7 percentage points in the first quarter this year with the tariffs, before gradually easing.

"Rising trade policy uncertainty will heighten financial market volatility and strain the private sector, despite the administration's pro-business rhetoric," he said.

Economists also expect growth to take a hit.

Trump's supporters have downplayed fears that tariffs would fuel inflation, with some suggesting his planned tax cuts and deregulation measures could boost growth instead.

- Ready to respond -

Trudeau said Friday that Ottawa is ready with "a purposeful, forceful" response.

Doug Ford, premier of Canada's economic engine Ontario, warned of potential job losses and a slowdown in business with tariffs.

He told CNN Saturday: "We're going to stand up for what's right."

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said after the announcement that she was calm as she knows "the Mexican economy is very powerful."

Sheinbaum has met Mexican business representatives, with her economy minister Marcelo Ebrard saying Saturday the private sector was closing ranks around her in the face of potential commercial "arbitrariness."

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has warned new tariffs could "further drive up costs for American consumers."

Canada and Mexico are major suppliers of US agricultural products.

The tariffs are also expected to hit the auto industry hard, with automakers and suppliers producing components throughout the region.

Analysts have warned that hiking import taxes on crude oil from countries like Canada and Mexico threaten US energy prices too.

Nearly 60 percent of US crude oil imports are from Canada, noted a Congressional Research Service report.

(H.Schneide--BBZ)