Trump Enacts 10% Global Tariff, Tariff Refund Battle Ahead, More
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News when you want it with Bloomberg News Now. I'm Dan Schwartzman. In response to the Supreme Court decision to strike down many of President Trump's tariffs, Trump imposed a 10 percent global tariff on foreign goods set to take effect February 24th at 12.01 a.m. Washington time. The president is implementing the new baseline duty under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974, which grants the president unilateral ability to impose tariffs, but does put a 150-day limit on how long the duties can remain in place. The president also lashing out at the justices, including three conservative ones, two of whom were nominated by him in his first term, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett. Trump declined to respond after being asked if he regretted nominating Barrett and Gorsuch, but did say this about the justices in the majority.
When in fact they're just being fools and lapdogs for the rhinos and the radical left Democrats.
That's President Trump. The Supreme Court's ruling means relief, though, for our neighbors to the north and south. Bloomberg's Monica Ricks explains why.
Hours after the ruling, the White House clarified Mexico and Canada are exempt from tariffs on many goods shipped under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement. But tariffs on goods that don't qualify will still be lower, considering Trump had imposed 35 percent tariffs on Canada and 25 percent on Mexico. Still, officials from both countries are cautious. Punishing tariffs are still in place on steel, aluminum, cars, and other categories. The USMCA is also up for review this summer, and the White House has already made it clear it wants changes. Monica Ricks. Bloomberg Radio.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besson said on Fox News Friday that any refunds from the tariffs struck down by the Supreme Court would be the, quote, ultimate corporate welfare, suggesting he sees no benefit actually flowing to American consumers. Besson said the amount of revenue affected by the Supreme Court's decision would be closer to $130 billion than estimates of up to $175 billion. The secretary said litigation over refunds could turn into a months or years long process. In a speech earlier Friday, Besson said that revenue collected from tariffs will be, quote, virtually unchanged in 2026 despite the ruling because the administration would reimpose most of the tariffs using other authorities.
American automakers learned Friday night that they had been spared from tariffs that President Trump imposed after the Supreme Court ruling. The White House affirmed in a fact sheet that passenger vehicles and certain trucks and auto parts would not be subject to the duty. The American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, had sent a letter to Trump's trade team seeking to preserve a framework that protects them from paying multiple import taxes on vehicles and parts. Automakers had faced billions of dollars in additional costs from Trump's tariffs, particularly those levied on imported autos and car parts. President Trump plans to travel to China from March 31st to April 2nd for a meeting with his counterpart Xi Jinping to navigate a trade relationship and tensions around Taiwan.
Narrowing trade deficits is expected to be a focal point of conversations with the U.S. 's annual shortfall with China shrinking in 2025 to around $202 billion, a 21-year low.
What are the implications of Trump's 10% global tariff?
That's according to Commerce Department data. Trump also expects to welcome she to Washington later this year, where she expected to attend a meeting of the Group of 20 Nations in Florida. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to shrink its detention facility network, and that could mean a hit to private prison operators, as we hear from Bloomberg's Nathan Hager in Washington.
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