Trump imposes tariffs up to 40% on 14 countries, pressuring allies to shift production to the US and avoid ties with BRICS. Tensions mount globally.

The 25 percent fee will go into effect on August 1st, which is when the Trump administration will also impose sweeping tariffs on countries that don’t reach US trade deals.

B.C.’s mining sector won’t be directly hit by whatever comes out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to slap tariffs on copper imports, even though the province is home to Canada’s two largest open-pit copper mines and produces more than half of the country’s copper ore.