Jun 04 Mexico says it sees good chance of avoiding 5 percent U.S. tariff By Luis Alonso Lugo, Darlene Superville, Associated Press "By what we have seen so far, we will be able to reach an agreement," Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said during a press conference held at the Mexican embassy. "That is why I think the imposition of tariffs can… Continue reading
Jun 03 U.S. and Mexico begin immigration talks as tariffs loom By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press The talks aim to fend off President Donald Trump's threat of 5 percent tariffs on all imports from Mexico. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 4:01 Can tariffs and threats stem migration from Central America? By PBS NewsHour Mexican officials are in Washington D.C. preparing for talks later this week after the President Trump threatened to impose 5 percent tariffs if Mexico does not stem migration from Central America. On Sunday, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick… Continue watching
Jun 02 White House: Trump ‘deadly serious” about Mexico tariffs By Lisa Mascaro, Hope Yen, Associated Press A top White House official said Sunday that President Donald Trump is "deadly serious" about slapping tariffs on imports from Mexico but acknowledged there are no concrete benchmarks being set to assess whether the U.S. ally was stemming the flow… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 6:09 Why Trump’s Mexico tariff idea is widely opposed President Trump has long praised the use of tariffs, but his new threat to Mexico took many people by surprise. Trump said he will levy a 5 percent tariff on Mexican imports as of June 10 unless the country curbs… Continue watching
May 31 Watch 7:15 Why this former U.S. ambassador thinks Trump’s tariffs won’t achieve immigration goals This spring, around 100,000 migrants per month have been caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. With a proposed 5 percent tariff on imports from Mexico, one of the largest U.S. trading partners, President Trump wants to leverage economic power to… Continue watching
May 31 How Trump’s tariff threat could complicate U.S.-Mexico trade By Gretchen Frazee Trump's threat to impose tariffs on all Mexican goods imported to the U.S. is sparking fears among businesses and could put a key trade deal at risk. Continue reading
May 31 President Obrador says Mexico won’t react desperately to Trump’s tariff threat By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador appears convinced that Trump just needed to be informed of all that Mexico has been doing to slow illegal migration. Continue reading
May 31 U.S. companies caught in the crossfire of Mexico tariffs threat By Michelle Chapman, Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Shares of General Motors Co., which imports more vehicles into the U.S. than any other U.S. automaker, slid 4% at the opening bell. Continue reading
May 30 Trump hits Mexico with 5 percent tariff in response to migrants By Jill Colvin, Colleen Long, Associated Press Trump said in a tweet the tariff will gradually increase "until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied."… Continue reading