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“Huge CARAVANS are forming and beginning their illegal march through Mexico.”
“MEXICO MUST STOP THEM, NOW, and if they do not do so, the Tariffs on Mexico will be IMMEDIATELY DOUBLED.”
“MEXICO, THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, THE VERY LIBERAL NEW GOVERNOR OF TEXAS, OUR GREAT BORDER PATROL, & ICE, HAVE BEEN SO INFORMED.”
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The two governments said "secure, resilient, and diversified critical mineral supply chains are essential to the prosperity and national security of both countries."
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“next week, I will join President Trump in Shenzhen, where the two leaders will meet before a fourth encounter in Miami.”
“we reached consensus to identify more favorable tariff treatment for $30 billion of non-sensitive goods in each direction.”
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“raised concerns about recent Chinese actions and underscored that progress depends on concrete results.”
“agricultural purchases, rare earths, and other critical minerals”
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USTR said President Trump notified Congress and the governments of Rwanda and South Africa of his intent to terminate them from the African trade preference program (AGOA) "as of January 1, 2027."
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“Good conversation with President @realDonaldTrump on the future of Canada-U.S. trade.”
“builds on our recent constructive discussions on the outlines of a mutually beneficial trade deal”
“Our teams will now be working in the coming weeks to deliver that outcome.”
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Under Section 232, the proclamation says Trump concurs with the Secretary of Commerce's finding that robotics, industrial machinery and their components are being imported "in such quantities and under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security of the United States".
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The Budget press release said "Tariffs will be removed from more than 100 products, helping lower import costs on family favourites including baked beans and chocolate, alongside tariff cuts on kerosene and fertiliser to support households and farmers facing higher costs."
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Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said Canada and the UAE signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after talks lasting "a record 47 days".
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The proclamation says products of Canada listed in Annex I, Part A "shall no longer be subject to the additional ad valorem duty of 50 percent imposed pursuant to Proclamation 11048", while products listed in Annex I, Part B "shall be subject to" that duty.
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USTR said that "to allow for further negotiation with China" it is proposing "to further suspend that action for two months, through January 9, 2027".
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Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič said "Our deficit with China reached almost 197 billion euros in the first half of this year" and listed "A safeguard on hybrids and plug-in hybrids to be initiated soon".
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Treasury said it issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to update the Outbound Investment Security Program under the COINS Act.
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USTR and Mexico announced a course of remediation at Minera Peñasquito (Newmont Peñasquito) in Zacatecas, with a deadline of 28 October 2026; it includes reinstating "two workers" with full backpay.
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The proclamation says the Commerce Secretary found wind turbines and their components "are being imported into the United States under such circumstances as to threaten to impair the national security".
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The order directs the FHFA Director, if he determines it is in the best interests of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the FHFA, to have them set up a pilot that identifies borrowers who may qualify for "cancellation of mortgage insurance".
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In a memorandum to the Secretary of War, Trump determined that "domestic petroleum production, refining, and logistics capacity, including exploration and production, gathering and transmission pipelines, storage, and marine terminals" are "essential to the national defense".
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HM Treasury said businesses "are set to save almost £800 million in administrative and tariff costs per year".
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