tariffs

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Canadian factory sales climbed 3% in March to the highest level since the start of 2025, before manufacturers were hit hard by trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

These acquisitions have also picked up pace as companies look to protect their supply chains in a world where chokepoints and trade tariffs are being rampantly weaponised, say experts.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The U.S. hit South Africa, the continent’s largest economy, and the mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, with blanket U.S. tariffs of 30% and 15% respectively last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The reduction in tariffs came after India committed to buy more American goods, including energy, aircrafts, technology and agricultural products worth $500bn in an interim trade agreement in February.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He had heard talk of tariffs, of slave states and free ones, of a violent old man named John Brown, and during the past winter, of states seceding from the Union.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt