Trump Threatens Canada With 35 Percent Tariff Rate Starting Aug 1

Fuente: International Business Times

Canada and the US are locked in trade negotiations in hopes to reach a deal by July 21 AFP Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. Canada and the US are locked in trade negotiations in hopes of reaching a deal by July 21, and the latest threat seemed to put that deadline in jeopardy.