What Trump’s Latest Tariffs Mean for Latin America

The Colombian president warned that these measures could trigger a global recession, so he stressed the need to reduce dependence on external economies. In a message published on social network X, Petro stressed that the region should take advantage of the situation to "strengthen internal trade ties and with Mexico", as well as explore international markets. "Latin America sees new opportunities: integrate with each other and with Mexico and, i…

The special envoy of the United States Department of State for Latin America, Mauricio Claver-Carone, said on Thursday, April 3, to EFE that investors in the United States and Latin America are the “winners” of the imposition of tariffs announced on Wednesday by the government of President Donald Trump. At the end of a colloquium organized by Miami-Dade College University on Trump’s strategy for the Americas, the Cuban-American politician said t…

Trump’s Biggest Tariffs Yet Hit Latin America

The region has avoided the worst-case scenario so far, but reciprocal duties will still hurt.

The shock has been so great in other parts of the world, that in Latin America the news, despite marking a break in U.S. trade history with the region, was greeted with some calmness.

Colombian coffee, Peruvian blueberries, Argentine wine, Chilean salmon or Ecuadorian shrimp are just some of the Latin American products that will have to pay the 10% tariff imposed by the U.S. government on much of the goods coming from Latin America.President Donald Trump announced Wednesday one of the largest tariff packages in history starting a new era of protectionism that is re-moulding the foundations of international trade.The so-called…

The United States, in its own words, is trying to level the playing field in world trade. An expert from the Bank of Finland considers the methods very special.