Brazil, Trump and tariff
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President Donald Trump's threat to boost import taxes by 50% on Brazilian goods stands to raise the cost of Brazilian exports, with coffee and orange juice among several key products that may see price increases if no trade agreement is reached by Aug.
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he planned to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff, in part because of the treatment of its former president Jair Bolsonaro, his political ally.
Money managers from Aberdeen Group Plc to Franklin Templeton are staying bullish on Brazil, betting the country will withstand its unexpected turn in the epicenter of Donald Trump’s trade war.
The president signaled he would seek to use the threat of steep levies to reorient trade and protect his political allies.
Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian imports could raise costs for Starbucks, Dutch Bros, and others as coffee prices face renewed upward pressure.
President Donald Trump extended his "Liberation Day" tariff pause and sent letters to trading partners announcing new tariff rates for Aug. 1.
Economists have been expressing alarm over U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Brazil with a 50% tariff on Aug. 1 — the largest country-specific levy out of the 22 that Trump has rolled out this week.
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