Mexico plans stronger trade collaboration with Canada
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday said Mexico will take action if an agreement with Washington regarding new tariffs is not reached by the August 1 deadline set by her U.S. counterpart Donald Trump.
Developers are facing mounting delays and financing hurdles as the once-white-hot sector enters a recalibration phase.
The president announced big tariff increases in Indiana’s largest export markets last week, including 35% on the state’s No. 1 partner, Canada, and 30% on Mexico.
The U.S. just ended a decades-old tomato trade agreement with Mexico, and while prices could soon spike at grocery stores and restaurants across the country, one Stanislaus County farmer says not so fast.
President Donald Trump posted letters to the leaders of Mexico and the European Union, saying they had not done enough to head off the new tariffs.
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The way handouts are managed also appears to have hurt education. Research by Susan Parker of the University of Maryland and colleagues has found that drop-out rates rose after Prospera was scrapped, particularly for boys aged 15-17. That is troubling since the government presents transfers as a way to deter young men from joining criminal gangs.
Businesses typically pass tariff costs onto consumers through higher prices. Sometimes, that process is less subtle.