{"id":60722,"date":"2025-02-03T23:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=60722"},"modified":"2025-02-03T23:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T23:58:29","slug":"tariff-pause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/03\/tariff-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Tariff Pause"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>MEXICO CITY\/WASHINGTON\/OTTAWA, Feb 3 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-americans-may-feel-pain-trade-war-with-mexico-canada-china-2025-02-03\/\">Reuters<\/a>) &#8211; U.S. President Donald Trump suspended his threat of steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Monday, agreeing to a 30-day pause in return for concessions on border and crime enforcement with the two neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. tariffs on China are still due to take effect within hours.<\/p>\n<p>Both Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said they had agreed to bolster border enforcement efforts in response to Trump&#8217;s demand to crack down on immigration and drug smuggling. That would pause 25% tariffs due to take effect on Tuesday for 30 days.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-02-03-trump-mexico.png?resize=525%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mexico\" width=\"525\" height=\"440\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-02-03-trump-canada2.png?resize=525%2C539&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Canada\" width=\"525\" height=\"539\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2025\/2025-02-03-trump-theatrics.png?resize=525%2C366&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Theatrics\" width=\"525\" height=\"366\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The pause gives Canada and Mexico 30 days to reduce their exposure to the U.S. economy. 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