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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down Trump’s global tariffs

hist78

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Summary

Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs have been struck down by the US Supreme Court, in a major blow to the president's economic agenda, that he calls a "disgrace"

With a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court rules Trump exceeded his authority when he imposed tariffs via a law reserved for national emergencies - they say he needs congressional approval to impose taxes on imports

The court's decision represents a rare check on this president's broad use of executive authority - read our North America correspondent's snap analysis

The ruling applies to his so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs, but not individual tariffs he's imposed on specific countries or products

Trump has long argued tariffs boost American manufacturing - but many in the business community, as well as Trump's political adversaries, say the costs are passed on to consumers

Wall Street responds quickly and positively to the court's ruling in early trading

What are tariffs? They're taxes on imported goods, which are usually charged as a percentage of a good's value. They're paid to the government by companies bringing in the foreign products


 
but he can always do non-global ones, right? There are only a handsful of countries left to neogotiate

We'll have to see - Almost none of the "negotiated" agreements are completed. For instance, the “Trump–Modi” trade deal Trump opined about today is only an interim trade framework agreed in early February 2026 that rolls back Trump’s tariff war on India in exchange for big Indian purchase commitments and some market‑access concessions, but it is not yet a fully signed, detailed free‑trade agreement.
 
We'll have to see - Almost none of the "negotiated" agreements are completed. For instance, the “Trump–Modi” trade deal Trump opined about today is only an interim trade framework agreed in early February 2026 that rolls back Trump’s tariff war on India in exchange for big Indian purchase commitments and some market‑access concessions, but it is not yet a fully signed, detailed free‑trade agreement.

A similar situation happened with the Taiwan–US trade agreement. It is currently waiting for Taiwan’s legislators to debate and vote on it. They may need to renegotiate and modify the agreement to a certain degree. For example, if the US Congress passes laws that require lower taxes for certain items than those specified in the agreement, US importers should be able to pay less.

Another interesting issue is that Trump and his team have kept saying that foreign companies are paying the tariffs. For those allegedly illegal tariffs that were collected ($100 billion or more), who should receive a refund—foreign exporters, US importers, or US consumers?
 
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