Monday, February 25, 2019

Trump cancels Mar. 1 tariff hike

United States President Donald Trump has cancelled his plan to hike tariffs against Chinese goods from 10 to 25 per cent effective Mar. 1.

Trump said good progress was made during weekend trade negotiations with China, so he has suspended the tariff increase without setting a new deadline.

The Chinese promised to buy more U.S. soybeans during the negotiations.

Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., David McNaughton, has also said recently that he expects the U.S. will soon drop its tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum.

If so, it’s likely that Canada will drop its retaliatory tariffs on a long list of U.S. products.