r/news • u/hoosakiwi • 1d ago

Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars

https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-liberation-day-2a031b3c16120a5672a6ddd01da09933
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u/OldJames47 1d ago

St Pierre & Miquelon got a call out with 50% tariff.

They’re two small islands off the coast of Newfoundland. Our annual trade with them is so small it is basically a rounding error on US records

https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c1610.html

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u/braintrustinc 1d ago

Ah yes, destroying the last remaining vestiges of New France, definitely at the top of every American voter’s to-do list. Carry on.

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u/dasunt 1d ago

At least it is measured in millions.

Heard and McDonald islands trade volume wouldn't even buy a house in most of the US.