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Montevideo, August 12th 2025 - 10:33 UTC

Tag: US tariffs

  • Wednesday, July 16th 2025 - 09:49 UTC

    Brazil eager to avert higher US tariffs

    Alckmin chaired separate mmeetings with representativers from the agricultural and industrial sectors

    Brazil is actively working to avert the implementation of 50% tariffs on its products by the United States, set to take effect on August 1 as announced by President Donald Trump. Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, along with other ministers, met with leaders from the industrial and agricultural sectors to discuss the severe potential impacts.

  • Wednesday, July 16th 2025 - 09:03 UTC

    Trump announces historic trade deal with Indonesia

    The Asian country is rich in copper, which could affect Chile's future exports

    US President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a “historic” trade agreement with Indonesia, personally negotiated with President Prabowo Subianto, that significantly alters trade terms between the two nations.

  • Thursday, April 10th 2025 - 10:40 UTC

    Trump lowers huge tariffs for everybody but ups those for China

    “I have authorized a 90-day pause and a substantially lowered reciprocal tariff,” Trump explained

    US President Donald Trump Wednesday announced a 90-day freeze on reciprocal tariffs for most countries, reducing them to a 10% baseline, while raising tariffs on Chinese goods to 125%, effective immediately. The decision followed negotiations with over 75 nations interested in new trade terms, spurred by Trump’s initial tariff announcements last week.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Milei says negotiations for zero tariffs with US under way

    Argentina will comply with Trump's requirements for reciprocal tariffs, Milei underlined

    Argentine President Javier Milei said during a Conservative event in Florida that his country was negotiating with Donald Trump's administration a zero-tariff deal on approximately 50 export products, aiming for a potential Free Trade Agreement (FTA) shortly. Milei's remarks came after the Republican leader slapped a 10% tariff on all Argentine goods as part of a broader protectionist policy.

  • Friday, April 4th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

    Canada announces countermeasures to Trump's tariffs

    “Their policies will hurt American families, until that pain becomes impossible to ignore,” Carney foresaw

    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday that his country would impose 25% tariffs on US-made automobiles in response to President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on Canadian autos as part of his “Liberation Day” measures.

  • Thursday, April 3rd 2025 - 20:03 UTC

    Uruguay's Orsi hopes to work out tariffs issue with Trump's gov't

    Uruguay should stick to its own diplomatic approach, Orsi maintained

    Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi Thursday underscored the importance of dialogue with the United States after the tariffs announced Wednesday by Donald Trump. The Broad Front (Frente Amplio - FA) leader noted that countries such as Mexico and Canada were exempted from those surcharges, which meant there was room for negotiations.

  • Friday, February 19th 2021 - 07:58 UTC

    US will keep Trump tariffs on Chinese goods, Treasury Secretary Yellen

    “For the moment, we have kept the tariffs in place that were put in by the Trump administration ... and we'll evaluate going forward what we think is appropriate”

    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that US will keep tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the Trump administration in place for now, but will evaluate how to proceed after a thorough review.

  • Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 10:31 UTC

    Trump will not levy new tariffs on Brazilian steel and aluminum, Bolsonaro says

    “...Trump was convinced by my arguments and decided to tell all Brazilians that our steel and aluminum will not be hit by additional tariffs,” said Bolsonaro

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that US President Donald Trump told him in a phone conversation that his administration will not levy new tariffs on Brazilian steel and aluminum as threatened earlier this month.

  • Thursday, October 3rd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

    US will impose 10% tariffs on Airbus planes and 25% on French wine and Scotch

    The announcement came after the WTO gave Washington a green light to impose tariffs on US$7.5 billion worth of EU goods annually in the long-running case

    United States on Wednesday said it would enact 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25% duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskeys and cheese from across the continent as punishment for illegal EU aircraft subsidies.

  • Thursday, June 27th 2019 - 09:08 UTC

    US and China seem willing to reach a trade deal next Saturday in Osaka

    Trump, who departed for Japan, also raised the possibility he may impose a lower, 10%t duty on US$300 billion of Chinese imports, instead of the proposed 25% rate.

    United States president Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping was possible this weekend but he is prepared to impose U.S. tariffs on virtually all remaining Chinese imports if the two countries continue to disagree.

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