Mexico City – Mexico avoided the worst Trump attack.
At least now.
This was the relief message sent by Mexican officials on Thursday, that is, a day after the Trump administration revealed the long -awaited “Liberation Day” system, imposing fees on dozens of nations all over the world.
It was in the last round of Mexico and Canada-the largest commercial partner in Washington-and they are both signed in the Free Trade Agreement in North America that signed with the United States in 2020, during Trump’s initial period.
The tariff attack from Washington has got rid of the triple commercial deal, but many of them are still sound-with remarkable exceptions from a 25 % tariff imposed by the home on car imports, as well as on steel and aluminum.
“So far, we have a preferential treatment,” President Claudia Shinbom told reporters at its morning press conference. “Of course we would like to achieve a better position.”
Al -Rusin News came on Thursday in an advertisement issued by the Stelantis auto company, which includes its Jeep, Citroën and RAM brands. The company said that it has temporarily stopped production in some plants in Mexico and Canada due to uncertainty in the customs tariff.
However, Marcelo Eporard, the economist in Mexico, said that Mexico’s actions helped to address the complaints and concerns that Trump broadcast, helping Mexico’s position in talks with Washington. Mexico deployed forces on the US -Mexican border to controland Synthetic opiums, with dozens of drug dealers wanted to the United States.
E require that such movements helped maintain more than 10 million jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, production of fabric and other sectors. The 3 billion dollars in the avocado industry in Mexico has been easy so far.
The 25 % US tariff entered into force on Thursday, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to slap with a 25 % revenge tax on vehicles imported from the United States.
“We take these measures reluctantly,” Carney said. “We take them in dedicated ways and will cause the maximum effect in the United States and the minimum impact in Canada.”
But Sheinbau, who defended a “cold cold” response to Trump’s provocations – and avoid “eye eye, teeth for teeth” – refrained from imposing any additional duties on American imports. Her defeated stance in his nature with the high line that she walked during the discussion of the customs tariff was in an attempt to satisfy Trump without being seen as Mexican sovereignty – a strategy that generally won her praise abroad and at home.
So far, the column writer Mario Maldonado wrote in the Mexican newspaper El Universal, the actions of Shinbaum have been justified. “However, this does not get rid of the deep strike of foreign investment in the wake of the US government’s threats and imminent economic slowdown – or the crisis.”
During the controversial tariff discussion, the Mexican bizo remained relatively stable at about 20 peso to $ 1, the fact that many people look at a positive measure of the government’s strategy.
“The President of Mexico Shinbom was very smart in its negotiations, and she did a good job in not raising President Trump,” said Mike Our 2010, the chief marketing strategy in Jones Trade, an investment group that analyzes global economic trends.
But he added that the situation remains “liquid” and cannot be predicted.
“North America can end in a good position here,” said Uruk. “But the problem is that we do not know … what will be announced tomorrow or next week.”
Mexico is the largest commercial partner for the United States. Last year, the trade of bilateral goods amounted to about 840 billion dollars. But the American trade deficit with Mexico increased to nearly 172 billion dollars last year, an increase of 12.7 % compared to 2023. Trump wants to drop the American trade deficit worldwide.
Mexico, with its strong dependence on border trade-represents the American market of more than 80 % of its total exports-is seen as the most vulnerable nation to Trump’s introductory schedule.
Vehicles and car parts represent more than a third of Mexican exports to the United States, which achieved about $ 180 billion in revenue last year. The 25 % tariff will affect all these imports, although the Trump administration said that the exceptions will be made to the US -made car content that was exported to the United States.
In the ongoing talks, the Mexican authorities are seeking to reduce the new definitions of both the auto sector and steel and aluminum manufacturers – as well as any new duties that may arise from Washington.
“We have a permanent dialogue with the United States,” said Ibrraard, who was going back and forth between the two countries to meet US officials. “This is just one chapter. It has not ended yet.”
Kate Linthikom staff writer and special correspondent Cecilia Sanchez Vidal contributed to this report.
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