Tariff Rumors Point to Focus on Strategic Categories
The first full business week of 2025 opened with a flurry of tariff speculation, as President-Elect Trump denied a Washington Post article that teased a pared-down tariff agenda for the incoming administration. The news rippled through currency markets and presaged a pending resignation announcement from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has been under pressure in part from U.S. trade policy. The Post reported that Trump staffers were exploring a new option of tariffs blanketed across every country but focused only on critical national or economic security sectors, citing three anonymous ... Log in to view full article.