Trump, Venezuela and tariffs
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President Donald Trump on Monday announced the United States will impose a 25% tariff on the imports of any country involved in Venezuela's oil industry.
From UPI
President Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods.
From The Boston Globe
Trump's advisers echoed his view that the planned tariffs could raise trillions of dollars and help create jobs in the US.
From BBC
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Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on countries buying Venezuelan oil—a move that 'ironically' could help Moscow.
President Donald Trump announced that countries that buy Venezuela oil and gas would face a 25% tariff on U.S. trade.
Crude oil prices climbed on Monday amid US President Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% to 50% tariffs on Russia’s oil. However, economic concerns may outweigh geopolitical tensions, as a weakening economic outlook could dampen oil demand.
Russia is one of the world’s three largest oil producers, meaning any attempt to punish purchases of Russian supplies could have a far-reaching effect on the oil market.
President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day" — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. The details of Trump's next round of import taxes are still sketchy.
The U.S. announcement that Washington will impose a 25% tariff on any country that purchases Venezuelan oil or gas has quickly made commercial dealings with Venezuela’s oil industry a highly toxic proposition,
Oil prices edged up on Thursday on concerns about tighter global supply after U.S. tariff threats on Venezuelan oil buyers and earlier sanctions on Iranian oil buyers, while traders weighed the impact of U.
This is the beginning of Liberation Day in America,” Trump said before signing an executive order directing the tariffs, which will go in effect April 2. “We’re going to charge countries for doing business in our country and taking jobs,