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President Trump has just announced a series of measures that are going to fundamentally change the international trading system. We are going to fight these tariffs with countermeasures."
On Wednesday, Carney told reporters This is bad news, it is very serious. There is an opening for negotiations here, the Americans say, and we will use that in every possible way that we can."
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere told the public broadcaster NRK We won't be looking to retaliate—that would put up prices on New Zealand consumers, and it would be inflationary."
New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay said This is not the act of a friend. The (Trump) administration's tariffs have no basis in logic and they go against the basis of our two nations' partnership."
Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said As the situation is very grave with the approach of the reality of a global tariff war, the government must pour out all of its capabilities at its disposal to overcome this trade crisis."
South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo said Today, neoliberalism, which proclaimed a free trade policy across the globe, is dead... The U.S. government now believes that by raising tariffs on its imports in general, it can increase its own production, wealth, and employment; in my opinion, this may be a big mistake."
Colombia President Gustavo Petro wrote on X We see no justification for this. More than €4.2bn worth of goods and services are traded between the E.U. and the U.S. daily... Tariffs drive inflation, hurt people on both sides of the Atlantic, and put jobs at risk."
Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin said, according to Sky News We have to negotiate and get into details. We can't let it get to where we miss our GDP target."
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said, according to Al Jazeera We need to decide what is best for Japan, and most effective, in a careful but bold and speedy manner."
Japan's trade minister Yoji Muto called the tariffs ... He added Reciprocal trade is America First trade because it increases our competitive edge, protects our sovereignty, and strengthens our national and economic security,
the White House said in a statement We are going to fight these tariffs with countermeasures, we are going to protect our workers and we are going to build the strongest economy in the G7. In a crisis it's important to come together and it's essential to act with purpose and with force and that's what we will do."
In a post on X, Carney shared a video in which he said The global economy is fundamentally different today than it was yesterday. The system of global trade anchored on the United States that Canada has relied on since the end of the Second World War — a system that, while not perfect, has helped to deliver prosperity for our country for decades — is over,
While it's progress that further tariffs were not imposed on Canada yesterday, the president's actions will reverberate here in Canada and across the world,
said Carney, who leads Canada's Liberal Party As I told President Trump during our call last week, Canada will respond to the U.S. auto tariffs,
Carney said during a news conference from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario Our tariffs, though, unlike the U.S. tariffs, will not affect auto parts because we know the benefits of our integrated production system, and they will also not affect vehicle content from Mexico, who is respecting the [USMCA trade] agreement,
In our judgment, it will be negative on the U.S. economy that will have an impact on us,
he added, noting millions of Canadians will be impacted In a crisis, it's important to come together,
We will do everything we can to work towards an agreement with the United States, with the goal of avoiding a trade war that would inevitably weaken the West in favor of other global players,
Meloni said in a statement on Facebook I must be honest tonight that a 20% blanket tariff on goods from all EU countries could have a significant effect on Irish investment and the wider economy,
In any case, as always, we will act in the interest of Italy and its economy, also engaging with other European partners,
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