How Canada, China and Mexico reacted to Donald Trump's tariffs

US President Donald Trump has put tariffs into force against Canada and Mexico - and upped tariffs against China. The move, which Trump has long threatened to do, has affected global markets and sparked fears of the prospect of a wider global trade war. At midnight local time, goods imported from Canada and Mexico into the US will now be taxed at 25 per cent, while Canadian energy products will be subject to 10 per cent tariffs. What’s more, the 10 per cent tariff Trump imposed on Chinese imports in February is now doubling to 20 per cent. Tariffs on Canada and Mexico were meant to start last month, but Trump agreed to a 30-day suspension to negotiate with the two largest US trading partners. Read more of the story here 👇 https://www.cityam.com/tory-mp-warns-uk-should-consider-possibility-trump-is-a-russian-asset/ Get more of City AM 👇 🌐 http://www.cityam.com X(formerly Twitter): http://twitter.com/CityAM Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cityam Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/city_am LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/cityam