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What Trump’s agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
- On Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C., U.S. President Donald Trump and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer jointly revealed a preliminary trade agreement between their two countries.
- The deal follows Trump's April launch of reciprocal tariffs and aims to resolve disputes, though many terms remain unclear and the agreement is not finalized.
- The agreement would remove tariffs on steel and aluminum, maintain a standard 10% tariff on most U.K. Imports to the U.S., and lower automobile tariffs to 10% for up to 100,000 vehicles.
- Fen Osler Hampson, a professor at Carleton University, noted that the agreement demonstrates the Trump administration’s willingness to engage in negotiations, suggesting a readiness to reduce tariffs rather than completely remove them.
- The deal signals a possible approach to trade talks with Canada, where tariffs may remain despite ongoing negotiations under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement review.
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5 things to know about Trump’s UK trade pact
President Trump announced a trade agreement with the U.K. on Thursday, the first country-specific deal since the April 2 “Liberation Day” import taxes that raised the overall U.S. tariff rate to the highest level in more than a century. The U.K. deal is meant to be the first of many for Trump, and comes as…
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Kingston Whig-StandardCanada is a 'priority,' U.S. ambassador says, citing U.K. trade announcement as 'template'
OTTAWA — As Canada looks for ways to see U.S. tariffs lifted, the country’s ambassador to Canada suggested the recent trade announcement with the United Kingdom could be a “template.” “I think this will kind of be a template for how we go around the world,” U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told National Post. Hoekstra made his comments as Trump was announcing on Thursday he had reached a deal with U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The ann…
Do you think the U.S.-U.K. trade deal bodes well for Canada making a trade deal with the U.S.?
U.S. President Donald Trump's preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom sent a signal to countries around the world - including Canada - about the goals of his campaign to upend global trade with tariffs. While the agreement announced Thursday has not been finalized and many details remain...
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