Trump, BRICS and 10 Tariff
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The GTRI report warns India against hastily signing trade deals with the US due to aggressive tariffs and penalties. It emphasizes that the US's use of the dollar as a weapon has compelled nations to
President Donald Trump said he would not offer any extensions for the implementation of increased tariffs on many goods imported into the US, pledging that new rates would hit at the beginning of August.
The Indian rupee slumped on Monday as uncertainty about U.S. tariff policies resurfaced with President Donald Trump's threat of a fresh 10% levy on BRICS countries compounding pressure on the local currency alongside peers like South African rand and Chinese yuan.
President Trump threatened Canada with 35% tariffs while saying he's considering raising blanket tariffs on most trade partners.
To Donald Trump, the rallying stock market is evidence that Wall Street likes tariffs. But investors say they’re just counting on the US president to back down.