Trump and Carney speak ahead of US tariff deadline

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and United States President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Monday about ongoing trade negotiations. Carney's office confirmed the conversation as Canada attempts to finalize a deal to prevent new 50 percent US tariffs, valued at approximately $20 billion in imports, from taking effect at midnight on Wednesday. These tariffs would apply regardless of preferential treatment under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The negotiations are described as intense and delicate, with sticking points reportedly including existing US auto tariffs. The article notes that Trump has increasingly used tariffs as an economic tool.

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The negotiations are very intense and delicate.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has spoken with United States President Donald Trump about ongoing trade negotiations.

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New US tariffs would cover about $20bn worth of imports and could lead to job losses and business closures.

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The two sides have discussed cutting US Section 232 tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 15 percent from 25 percent.

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The new US tariffs would cover about $20bn worth of imports and could lead to job losses and business closures.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has spoken with United States President Donald Trump, Carney’s office said, as Canada tries to hash out a last-minute deal to avert new 50 percent tariffs from taking effect at midnight on Wednesday.The two leaders spoke by phone about the ongoing trade negotiations on Monday afternoon, Carney’s office said on Tuesday without sharing any further details.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Chinese company unveils new ‘Superman’ humanoid robotlist 2 of 4Brazil’s president says Amazon oil is ‘passport to the future’list 3 of 4Disney sues US regulator, claiming political retaliation over ABC stationslist 4 of 4Landmark trial on Meta’s impact on children’s mental health begins in USend of list″We are negotiating,” Carney told reporters on Monday. “The negotiations are very intense and delicate. This is not the time to talk about negotiations in public.”The new US tariffs would cover about $20bn worth of imports and apply regardless of whether Canadian goods qualify for preferential treatment under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, which has shielded much of Canadian industry from earlier US tariffs.Spokespersons for the White House and the Office of the US Trade Representative did not immediately respond to requests for comment.The two countries have wrangled for decades over trade, poking each other over sore spots like Canadian softwood lumber imports and US access to Canada’s protected dairy market. Even so, they managed to remain friendly.That has changed in the second term of Trump’s presidency as he has used tariffs as a major tool of his economic agenda, including to bring back manufacturing to the US.Among the sticking points are existing US auto tariffs, the Reuters news agency reported, citing two unnamed sources.The two sides have discussed cutting tariffs" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="188211" data-entity-type="topic">US Section 232 tariffs on Canadian vehicles to 15 percent from 25 percent, with further reductions based on the amount of US content in each vehicle, the sources said.

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