Trump’s latest tariffs won’t have an economic impact, U.S. trade official says

On her weekend radio show, Alberta's premier spoke against Canada putting tariffs on energy or banning U.S. alcohol.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on 60 trading partners over their alleged lax enforcement of forced labour bans will likely not have an economic impact in part because the rates of 10 per cent or 12.5 per cent are similar to recent global tariff actions.

Greer told Fox News Channel’s “Special Report with Brett Baier” that the new Section 301 duties are imposed on a smaller group of countries than a 10 per cent temporary tariff, which were universal. But the agency has said they would still cover 99.4 per cent of U.S. imports.

(Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Chris Reese)