The latest round of duties — 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on goods from China — takes effect immediately, the White House has announced, raising fears of a renewed global trade war.US President Donald Trump on Friday ratcheted up his tariff war by imposing sweeping import duties on major trading partners like Canada, Mexico and China.

The latest round of duties — 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on goods from China — takes effect immediately, the White House has announced, raising fears of a renewed global trade war.

In his trademark style, Trump declared that tariffs are coming and there is nothing these countries can do to forestall them.

On Friday, the White House confirmed the tariffs but offered no clarity on possible exemptions, despite last-minute lobbying efforts from industry leaders and US allies.

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