US President Trump advisers want to hit Canada, Mexico with 25% tariffs on February 1 – WSJ
In a gated story, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on early Monday that “momentum is growing among US President Trump’s advisers to place 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada as soon as February 1.
The advisers do not want to wait for any negotiations or talks.
An unnamed 'Senior administration official' in the report said Trump is willing to move quickly, citing the President’s imposition of tariffs on Colombia.
Additional takeaways
“Trump views tariffs as an “effective negotiating tool” and “effective punishment” for nations that don’t hew to his agenda.”
“The President remains “very serious” about his threats to Mexico and Canada and expects them to cooperate.”
Market reaction
At the time of writing, the Canadian Dollar (CAD) is testing intraday lows against the US Dollar (USD), with USD/CAD trading 0.24% higher on the day near 1.4400.
Canadian Dollar PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Canadian Dollar (CAD) against listed major currencies today. Canadian Dollar was the weakest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.33% | 0.30% | -0.03% | 0.24% | 0.48% | 0.48% | 0.17% | |
| EUR | -0.33% | 0.04% | -0.20% | 0.05% | 0.16% | 0.31% | -0.05% | |
| GBP | -0.30% | -0.04% | -0.56% | 0.01% | 0.12% | 0.26% | -0.09% | |
| JPY | 0.03% | 0.20% | 0.56% | 0.30% | 0.68% | 0.74% | 0.34% | |
| CAD | -0.24% | -0.05% | -0.01% | -0.30% | 0.04% | 0.24% | -0.10% | |
| AUD | -0.48% | -0.16% | -0.12% | -0.68% | -0.04% | 0.16% | -0.17% | |
| NZD | -0.48% | -0.31% | -0.26% | -0.74% | -0.24% | -0.16% | -0.56% | |
| CHF | -0.17% | 0.05% | 0.09% | -0.34% | 0.10% | 0.17% | 0.56% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Canadian Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent CAD (base)/USD (quote).
Author
Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
