US President Donald Trump has agreed to a 30-day pause on tariffs on Mexico and Canada after both countries agreed to strengthen border security measures. The agreement, reached following phone calls with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, will also see Canada deploy new technology and personnel to its border with the US, while Mexico will reinforce its northern border with 10,000 National Guard members. The US has also committed to preventing the trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico.
Where will our money come from if we don’t tax the rich? Anwar says TNB tariff hike won’t affect 85pc of MalaysiansAfter speaking by phone with both leaders, Trump said he would try to negotiate economic agreements over the coming month with the two largest US trading partners, whose economies have become tightly intertwined with the US since a landmark free-trade deal was struck in the 1990s.
The US also made a commitment to prevent trafficking of high-powered weapons to Mexico, Sheinbaum said. After speaking by phone with both leaders, Trump said he would try to negotiate economic agreements over the coming month with the two largest US trading partners, whose economies have become tightly intertwined with the US since a landmark free-trade deal was struck in the 1990s.No such deal has emerged for China, which faces across-the-board tariffs of 10% that are poised to begin at 12.01am ET on Tuesday .
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