Trump's Tariff Threat Roils Global Markets

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada spoke to Trump about trade and border security after the president-elect's announcement, The Times reported.
51% : (FT)Best of the restWhy a 33-year-old former television anchor is poised to become the gatekeeper of information flowing to and from Trump.
48% : The latest:Trump wants to impose 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico "on ALL products coming into the United States," he said on Truth Social.
46% : Investors were relieved after Trump picked Scott Bessent, the market-friendly hedge fund mogul, to run the Treasury Department.
41% : But they are a reminder of how Trump set off alarm bells across diplomatic channels and international markets during his first term often via social media posts.
39% : California will extend electric vehicle tax credits if Trump scraps them.
37% : "How U.S.-E.U. collaboration on tech policy will change under Trump is an open question.
35% : But the reverberations show that it's Trump calling the shots.
28% : He also wants an "additional" 10 percent tariff on imports from China, which Trump blames for the fentanyl crisis, a charge that Beijing has repeatedly disputed.

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