The tariff trade wars between the United States and Canada continue to escalate as the Lenten fish fry season begins. Depending on where you eat or buy your fish from, you could be paying higher prices this spring.
Here in Wisconsin, a lot of products come from Canada and Mexico. The question for businesses and economists isn't "What if?"; it's "What now?"
Tuesday's tariffs place a 25% tax on imports from Canada and Mexico. The tariffs on Chinese goods were doubled, bringing the tax to 20%.
President Donald Trump enacted 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on China.
Amid a trade war, a leader in Canada is threatening to put a surcharge on electricity exported to Michigan — or shut it off.
While President Donald Trump on Thursday delayed tariffs his administration plans to put on Canada and Mexico, the pause came after local businesses already felt blowback from his
Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is "near zero."
Trump put 25% tariffs on goods from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday. Markets tanked. And by Thursday, he had decided to broadly lift them.