Mexico's president says she is confident that a tariff war with the U.S. can be averted

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

82% : Despite Sheinbaum's confidence -- she described the phone conversation with Trump as "excellent" -- many Mexicans worry that U.S. tariffs could affect a wide range of iconic Mexican products and threaten entire regional economies.
44% : And earlier this week, Sheinbaum said Mexico was preparing a list of retaliatory tariffs if Trump went ahead with his plans for import duties.
42% : If Mexico, Canada and China faced the additional tariffs proposed by Trump on all goods imported to the United States, that could be roughly equal to $266 billion in tax collections, a number that does not assume any disruptions in trade or retaliatory moves by other countries.
26% : On Wednesday, Trump wrote that Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorized migration across the border into the United States.
12% : President Biden on Thursday said he hoped Trump would rethink his plan to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada, saying it could "screw up" relationships with close allies.

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