BRICS, Donald Trump and tariff
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President Donald Trump threatened to add a 10% tariff rate on BRICS-aligned countries. The term first applied to 4 countries but the group expanded.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new round of tariffs targeting six additional trading partners. Beginning Aug. 1, the
Brazil's financial markets looked set for a bumpy start on Thursday, with traders still trying to grasp U.S. President Donald Trump's shock move to slap 50% tariffs on Latin America's largest economy rather than the 10% previously indicated.
US President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on Wednesday, including a 50% rate on Brazil, one of the highest so far announced for the levies which are set to hit in August.
Any country aligning themselves with the anti-American policies of BRICS will be charged an additional 10% tariff."
U.S. President Donald Trump broadened his global trade war on Tuesday as he announced a 50% tariff on imported copper and said long-threatened levies on semiconductors and pharmaceuticals were coming soon.
President Donald Trump vowed to push forward with his aggressive tariff regime in the coming days, stressing he would not offer additional extensions on country-specific levies set to now hit in early August while indicating he could announce substantial new rates on imports of copper and pharmaceuticals.
Trump and his aides have repeatedly shifted their stance on tariffs in the weeks since the president’s “Liberation Day” announcement.