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U.S. considers fresh round of tariffs on semiconductors

“The duties will be imposed on an expanded range of tech products made alongside chips, including laptops, data center servers, and gaming hardware, eight people familiar with the matter told Politico in a report published Thursday.”

[CNBC]

Canada excludes seafood from retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods

“Canada will also impose 50 percent tariffs on copper wire and wood charcoal, additions the Department of Finance made Wednesday to its list of covered products.”

[The Hill]

Bessent: G20 countries should use tariffs to protect industries from cheap imports

“Bessent told reporters that he had warned other nations at the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term that the new U.S. ‘tariff wall’ would mean that Chinese goods would flood their markets.”

[Associated Press]

Brazil, U.S. agree to hold new meetings to discuss tariffs as talks resume

“The ⁠parties agreed to meet again at the ministerial level ​to review the progress achieved during technical meetings that ​are set to be held in the coming weeks.”

[Reuters]

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