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Calculated Shard: 51 (from laksa147)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa051.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/business/trade-war-trump\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/29/business/trade-war-trump\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/29\/business\/trade-war-trump","crawl_time":1774965845,"first_indexed_time":1753794992,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,cnn!www,\/2025\/07\/29\/business\/trade-war-trump s443","src_root_hash":"2312100192101524051","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Trump’s trade war victory is already under siege | CNN Business","meta_descriptions":["The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that has happened. But Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already showing signs that it may not last."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge.\nNone of that happened – at least, not yet.\nPresident Donald Trump has pulled off what few outside the White House predicted:\nA trade war victory\nof sorts that sets America’s taxes on imported goods higher than the infamous Smoot-Hawley era, without any of the damaging fallout so far. Customs revenue has increased sharply while inflation remains reasonably low. And America’s trading partners, for the most part, have been\nwilling to accept\nthe higher tariffs without significant retaliation.\nAd Feedback\nMultiple framework agreements between the United States and other trading partners have jacked up tariffs on foreign goods imported to America while setting levies on US exports at or near zero. Overseas trading partners have agreed to open previously closed markets to some US goods, pledged increased investments in the United States and dropped some of what the Trump administration has lambasted as non-trade barriers, like taxes on digital services.\nBut Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already\nshowing signs\nthat it may not last.\nThe European Union, fresh off its 11th-hour compromise to get a trade agreement done before Trump’s self-imposed August 1 deadline, is\nalready in revolt\n.\nFrench Prime Minister François Bayrou called Sunday a “dark day.” Hungarian Prime Minister and Trump ally Viktor Orban said Trump steamrolled the EU. Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever lambasted the Trump administration’s “delusion of protectionism.” And Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, said the deal is “not satisfactory.”\nThe 27-member bloc has to hammer out key aspects of its framework, and the fragile trade truce between two of the world’s largest economies could quickly break apart if sentiment turns against the arrangement.\nThe Trump administration’s trade talks with its northern neighbor and one of its largest trading partners have been effectively shut down. Despite Canada relenting on its digital services tax that the president has lambasted,\nTrump continued to threaten higher tariffs\non some Canadian goods, including lumber.\nAlthough many goods imported from Canada continue to be tariff-free because of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA only covers just about half of Canadian goods. So higher tariffs on Canada could\nraise some costs for American consumers\ndown the road.\nAnd the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term. At any time, even after an agreement is inked, Trump could turn around and decide to raise tariffs again.\nA third round of talks between China and the United States’ trade negotiators is expected to result in a continued pause of their historically high tariffs on one another. But it’s unclear what else might come from the discussions, and the Trump administration has grown frustrated by what it has described as China’s slow-walking of its previous agreements.\nBoth sides have aimed to reduce more regulatory barriers on shipments of key technologies. China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further.\nBut the Trump administration has tried repeatedly to speed up China’s slow progress, claiming the country has failed to live up to its agreement to approve the critical materials for crucial electronics. Trump has also said he wants China to open up its market to more US goods – a desire that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is unlikely to give in to significantly.\nTrump’s rhetoric against China has cooled in recent months, but the truce appears to be on a knife’s edge.\nA crucial appeals court hearing Thursday could determine whether most of Trump’s tariffs are legal at all.\nFor most of his tariffs, Trump has cited powers listed in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But a federal court in May\nruled\nthat Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis.\nAn appeals court\npaused that ruling\nfrom taking effect and will hear oral arguments Thursday. It’s not clear when the court will rule, and the White House would likely appeal to the Supreme Court if it loses.\nIf Trump ultimately loses his ability to levy tariffs using emergency powers, he has plenty of other options – but legal experts have said those alternatives could limit his ability to set tariffs without Congress. For example, Trump may be able to impose some tariffs as high as just 15% but only for 150 days, potentially taking some of the bite out of his tariff regime.\nAlthough the US economy remains strong, with rebounding retail sales, a still-robust labor market and rising consumer confidence, there is some evidence that\ninflation in key areas is starting to creep higher\n– slowly – because of tariffs. That’s a potential warning sign as the tariffs take full effect.\nThe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index earlier this month showed that some tariff-affected goods have started to gain in price. Clothing, appliances, computers, sporting goods, toys, video equipment, hardware and tools prices have been on the rise. And it’s starting to become a trend – in many of those categories, the rise has been happening for a few months.\nMany major retailers, including Walmart, have said they will raise prices because of tariffs. Procter & Gamble, which makes Tide and a host of consumer goods, said Tuesday it will raise prices in part because of tariffs. And GM, Volkswagen and Stellantis all reported\ntariff charges of $1 billion\nor more over the past quarter.\nEconomists widely expect inflation to pick up in the late summer and throughout the rest of the year as retailers work through the inventories of goods they had stockpiled before tariffs went into effect. No one expects anything close to the inflation crisis of a few years ago. But with consumers still dealing with price-hike PTSD, that won’t be a welcome change from the return to healthy inflation levels over the past year.","attrs_markdown":"Ad Feedback\n\nThank You\\!\n\nYour effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much appreciated.\n\nClose\n\n[Business](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business)\n\n[Markets](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/markets)\n\n[Tech](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/tech)\n\n[Media](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/media)\n\n[Calculators](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/financial-calculators)\n\n[Videos](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/videos)\n\n[More]()\n\n[Markets](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/markets)   [Tech](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/tech)   [Media](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/media)   [Calculators](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/financial-calculators)   [Videos](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/videos)\n\n[Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)   [Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)\n\nSubscribe\n\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/29\/business\/trade-war-trump)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n\nSign in\n\nMy Account\n\n- [Settings](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/account\/settings)\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/newsletters)\n- [Topics you follow](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow?iid=fw_var-nav)\n- [Sign out](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/29\/business\/trade-war-trump)\n\nYour CNN account Sign in to your CNN account\n***\n[Listen](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/audio)   [Watch](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/subscription\/all-access)\n***\nEdition\n\n[US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\n[Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n\nEdition\n\n- [US](https:\/\/us.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [International](https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Arabic](https:\/\/arabic.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n- [Español](https:\/\/cnnespanol.cnn.com\/?hpt=header_edition-picker)\n***\n[Markets](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/markets)\n\n[Tech](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/tech)\n\n[Media](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/media)\n\n[Calculators](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/financial-calculators)\n\n[Videos](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business\/videos)\n***\nFollow CNN\n\nDownload the CNN App\n***\n\n- [US](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/us)\n  - 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Please check back later.\n\n[Business](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/business)  5 min read\n\n# Trump’s trade war victory is already under siege\nAnalysis by\n\n[![](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/media\/sites\/cnn\/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/david-goldman)[David Goldman](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/profiles\/david-goldman)\n\nUpdated Jul 29, 2025, 11:54 AM ET\n\nPublished Jul 29, 2025, 8:59 AM ET\n\nUpdated Jul 29, 2025\n\nUpdated\n\nJul 29, 2025, 11:54 AM ET\n\nPUBLISHED\n\nJul 29, 2025, 8:59 AM ET\n\n![President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement on April 2.](https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2208184612-20250729115436654.jpg?c=original&q=w_860,c_fill)\n\nPresident Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement on April 2.\n\nChip Somodevilla\/Getty Images\n\nDonald Trump\n\nTariffs\n\nAsia\n\nChina\n\n[See all topics](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/follow)\n\nFacebook\n\nTweet\n\n[Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F07%2F29%2Fbusiness%2Ftrade-war-trump \"Share with email\")\n\nLink\n\nThreads\n\nLink Copied\\!\n\nThe economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge.\n\nNone of that happened – at least, not yet.\n\nPresident Donald Trump has pulled off what few outside the White House predicted: [A trade war victory](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/business\/trump-trade-deals) of sorts that sets America’s taxes on imported goods higher than the infamous Smoot-Hawley era, without any of the damaging fallout so far. Customs revenue has increased sharply while inflation remains reasonably low. And America’s trading partners, for the most part, have been [willing to accept](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/investing\/us-stock-market) the higher tariffs without significant retaliation.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nMultiple framework agreements between the United States and other trading partners have jacked up tariffs on foreign goods imported to America while setting levies on US exports at or near zero. Overseas trading partners have agreed to open previously closed markets to some US goods, pledged increased investments in the United States and dropped some of what the Trump administration has lambasted as non-trade barriers, like taxes on digital services.\n\nBut Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already [showing signs](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/24\/economy\/trade-decision-tariffs-trump) that it may not last.\n\n## EU is already turning against its deal\nThe European Union, fresh off its 11th-hour compromise to get a trade agreement done before Trump’s self-imposed August 1 deadline, is [already in revolt](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/28\/business\/eu-us-trade-deal-capitulation-intl).\n\nFrench Prime Minister François Bayrou called Sunday a “dark day.” Hungarian Prime Minister and Trump ally Viktor Orban said Trump steamrolled the EU. Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever lambasted the Trump administration’s “delusion of protectionism.” And Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, said the deal is “not satisfactory.”\n\nThe 27-member bloc has to hammer out key aspects of its framework, and the fragile trade truce between two of the world’s largest economies could quickly break apart if sentiment turns against the arrangement.\n\n## Canada’s not playing ball\nThe Trump administration’s trade talks with its northern neighbor and one of its largest trading partners have been effectively shut down. Despite Canada relenting on its digital services tax that the president has lambasted, [Trump continued to threaten higher tariffs](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/10\/business\/canada-tariff-trump) on some Canadian goods, including lumber.\n\nAlthough many goods imported from Canada continue to be tariff-free because of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA only covers just about half of Canadian goods. So higher tariffs on Canada could [raise some costs for American consumers](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/22\/business\/tariffs-on-canada-home-building-cost) down the road.\n\nAnd the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term. At any time, even after an agreement is inked, Trump could turn around and decide to raise tariffs again.\n\n## Elusive China deal\nA third round of talks between China and the United States’ trade negotiators is expected to result in a continued pause of their historically high tariffs on one another. But it’s unclear what else might come from the discussions, and the Trump administration has grown frustrated by what it has described as China’s slow-walking of its previous agreements.\n\nBoth sides have aimed to reduce more regulatory barriers on shipments of key technologies. China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further.\n\nBut the Trump administration has tried repeatedly to speed up China’s slow progress, claiming the country has failed to live up to its agreement to approve the critical materials for crucial electronics. Trump has also said he wants China to open up its market to more US goods – a desire that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is unlikely to give in to significantly.\n\nTrump’s rhetoric against China has cooled in recent months, but the truce appears to be on a knife’s edge.\n\n## Key court decision\nA crucial appeals court hearing Thursday could determine whether most of Trump’s tariffs are legal at all.\n\nFor most of his tariffs, Trump has cited powers listed in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But a federal court in May [ruled](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/28\/business\/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs) that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis.\n\nAn appeals court [paused that ruling](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/29\/business\/appeals-court-pauses-trump-tariff-ruling) from taking effect and will hear oral arguments Thursday. It’s not clear when the court will rule, and the White House would likely appeal to the Supreme Court if it loses.\n\nIf Trump ultimately loses his ability to levy tariffs using emergency powers, he has plenty of other options – but legal experts have said those alternatives could limit his ability to set tariffs without Congress. For example, Trump may be able to impose some tariffs as high as just 15% but only for 150 days, potentially taking some of the bite out of his tariff regime.\n\n## Economy is flashing some warning signs\nAlthough the US economy remains strong, with rebounding retail sales, a still-robust labor market and rising consumer confidence, there is some evidence that [inflation in key areas is starting to creep higher](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/16\/economy\/us-ppi-wholesale-inflation-june) – slowly – because of tariffs. That’s a potential warning sign as the tariffs take full effect.\n\nThe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index earlier this month showed that some tariff-affected goods have started to gain in price. Clothing, appliances, computers, sporting goods, toys, video equipment, hardware and tools prices have been on the rise. And it’s starting to become a trend – in many of those categories, the rise has been happening for a few months.\n\nMany major retailers, including Walmart, have said they will raise prices because of tariffs. Procter & Gamble, which makes Tide and a host of consumer goods, said Tuesday it will raise prices in part because of tariffs. 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The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge.\n\nNone of that happened – at least, not yet.\n\nPresident Donald Trump has pulled off what few outside the White House predicted: [A trade war victory](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/business\/trump-trade-deals) of sorts that sets America’s taxes on imported goods higher than the infamous Smoot-Hawley era, without any of the damaging fallout so far. Customs revenue has increased sharply while inflation remains reasonably low. And America’s trading partners, for the most part, have been [willing to accept](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/23\/investing\/us-stock-market) the higher tariffs without significant retaliation.\n\nAd Feedback\n\nMultiple framework agreements between the United States and other trading partners have jacked up tariffs on foreign goods imported to America while setting levies on US exports at or near zero. Overseas trading partners have agreed to open previously closed markets to some US goods, pledged increased investments in the United States and dropped some of what the Trump administration has lambasted as non-trade barriers, like taxes on digital services.\n\nBut Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already [showing signs](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/24\/economy\/trade-decision-tariffs-trump) that it may not last.\n\nThe European Union, fresh off its 11th-hour compromise to get a trade agreement done before Trump’s self-imposed August 1 deadline, is [already in revolt](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/28\/business\/eu-us-trade-deal-capitulation-intl).\n\nFrench Prime Minister François Bayrou called Sunday a “dark day.” Hungarian Prime Minister and Trump ally Viktor Orban said Trump steamrolled the EU. Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever lambasted the Trump administration’s “delusion of protectionism.” And Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, said the deal is “not satisfactory.”\n\nThe 27-member bloc has to hammer out key aspects of its framework, and the fragile trade truce between two of the world’s largest economies could quickly break apart if sentiment turns against the arrangement.\n\nThe Trump administration’s trade talks with its northern neighbor and one of its largest trading partners have been effectively shut down. Despite Canada relenting on its digital services tax that the president has lambasted, [Trump continued to threaten higher tariffs](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/10\/business\/canada-tariff-trump) on some Canadian goods, including lumber.\n\nAlthough many goods imported from Canada continue to be tariff-free because of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA only covers just about half of Canadian goods. So higher tariffs on Canada could [raise some costs for American consumers](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/22\/business\/tariffs-on-canada-home-building-cost) down the road.\n\nAnd the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term. At any time, even after an agreement is inked, Trump could turn around and decide to raise tariffs again.\n\nA third round of talks between China and the United States’ trade negotiators is expected to result in a continued pause of their historically high tariffs on one another. But it’s unclear what else might come from the discussions, and the Trump administration has grown frustrated by what it has described as China’s slow-walking of its previous agreements.\n\nBoth sides have aimed to reduce more regulatory barriers on shipments of key technologies. China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further.\n\nBut the Trump administration has tried repeatedly to speed up China’s slow progress, claiming the country has failed to live up to its agreement to approve the critical materials for crucial electronics. Trump has also said he wants China to open up its market to more US goods – a desire that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is unlikely to give in to significantly.\n\nTrump’s rhetoric against China has cooled in recent months, but the truce appears to be on a knife’s edge.\n\nA crucial appeals court hearing Thursday could determine whether most of Trump’s tariffs are legal at all.\n\nFor most of his tariffs, Trump has cited powers listed in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But a federal court in May [ruled](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/28\/business\/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs) that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis.\n\nAn appeals court [paused that ruling](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/05\/29\/business\/appeals-court-pauses-trump-tariff-ruling) from taking effect and will hear oral arguments Thursday. It’s not clear when the court will rule, and the White House would likely appeal to the Supreme Court if it loses.\n\nIf Trump ultimately loses his ability to levy tariffs using emergency powers, he has plenty of other options – but legal experts have said those alternatives could limit his ability to set tariffs without Congress. For example, Trump may be able to impose some tariffs as high as just 15% but only for 150 days, potentially taking some of the bite out of his tariff regime.\n\nAlthough the US economy remains strong, with rebounding retail sales, a still-robust labor market and rising consumer confidence, there is some evidence that [inflation in key areas is starting to creep higher](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/16\/economy\/us-ppi-wholesale-inflation-june) – slowly – because of tariffs. That’s a potential warning sign as the tariffs take full effect.\n\nThe Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index earlier this month showed that some tariff-affected goods have started to gain in price. Clothing, appliances, computers, sporting goods, toys, video equipment, hardware and tools prices have been on the rise. And it’s starting to become a trend – in many of those categories, the rise has been happening for a few months.\n\nMany major retailers, including Walmart, have said they will raise prices because of tariffs. Procter & Gamble, which makes Tide and a host of consumer goods, said Tuesday it will raise prices in part because of tariffs. And GM, Volkswagen and Stellantis all reported [tariff charges of \\$1 billion](https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/07\/22\/business\/gm-tariff-hit) or more over the past quarter.\n\nEconomists widely expect inflation to pick up in the late summer and throughout the rest of the year as retailers work through the inventories of goods they had stockpiled before tariffs went into effect. No one expects anything close to the inflation crisis of a few years ago. But with consumers still dealing with price-hike PTSD, that won’t be a welcome change from the return to healthy inflation levels over the past year.","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that happened – at least, not yet. President Donald Trump has pulled off what few outside the White House predicted: A trade war victory of sorts that sets America’s taxes on imported goods higher than the infamous Smoot-Hawley era, without any of the damaging fallout so far. Customs revenue has increased sharply while inflation remains reasonably low. And America’s trading partners, for the most part, have been willing to accept the higher tariffs without significant retaliation. Ad Feedback Multiple framework agreements between the United States and other trading partners have jacked up tariffs on foreign goods imported to America while setting levies on US exports at or near zero. Overseas trading partners have agreed to open previously closed markets to some US goods, pledged increased investments in the United States and dropped some of what the Trump administration has lambasted as non-trade barriers, like taxes on digital services. But Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already showing signs that it may not last. The European Union, fresh off its 11th-hour compromise to get a trade agreement done before Trump’s self-imposed August 1 deadline, is already in revolt . French Prime Minister François Bayrou called Sunday a “dark day.” Hungarian Prime Minister and Trump ally Viktor Orban said Trump steamrolled the EU. Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever lambasted the Trump administration’s “delusion of protectionism.” And Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, said the deal is “not satisfactory.” The 27-member bloc has to hammer out key aspects of its framework, and the fragile trade truce between two of the world’s largest economies could quickly break apart if sentiment turns against the arrangement. The Trump administration’s trade talks with its northern neighbor and one of its largest trading partners have been effectively shut down. Despite Canada relenting on its digital services tax that the president has lambasted, Trump continued to threaten higher tariffs on some Canadian goods, including lumber. Although many goods imported from Canada continue to be tariff-free because of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA only covers just about half of Canadian goods. So higher tariffs on Canada could raise some costs for American consumers down the road. And the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term. At any time, even after an agreement is inked, Trump could turn around and decide to raise tariffs again. A third round of talks between China and the United States’ trade negotiators is expected to result in a continued pause of their historically high tariffs on one another. But it’s unclear what else might come from the discussions, and the Trump administration has grown frustrated by what it has described as China’s slow-walking of its previous agreements. Both sides have aimed to reduce more regulatory barriers on shipments of key technologies. China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further. But the Trump administration has tried repeatedly to speed up China’s slow progress, claiming the country has failed to live up to its agreement to approve the critical materials for crucial electronics. Trump has also said he wants China to open up its market to more US goods – a desire that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is unlikely to give in to significantly. Trump’s rhetoric against China has cooled in recent months, but the truce appears to be on a knife’s edge. A crucial appeals court hearing Thursday could determine whether most of Trump’s tariffs are legal at all. For most of his tariffs, Trump has cited powers listed in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But a federal court in May ruled that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis. An appeals court paused that ruling from taking effect and will hear oral arguments Thursday. It’s not clear when the court will rule, and the White House would likely appeal to the Supreme Court if it loses. If Trump ultimately loses his ability to levy tariffs using emergency powers, he has plenty of other options – but legal experts have said those alternatives could limit his ability to set tariffs without Congress. For example, Trump may be able to impose some tariffs as high as just 15% but only for 150 days, potentially taking some of the bite out of his tariff regime. Although the US economy remains strong, with rebounding retail sales, a still-robust labor market and rising consumer confidence, there is some evidence that inflation in key areas is starting to creep higher – slowly – because of tariffs. That’s a potential warning sign as the tariffs take full effect. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index earlier this month showed that some tariff-affected goods have started to gain in price. Clothing, appliances, computers, sporting goods, toys, video equipment, hardware and tools prices have been on the rise. And it’s starting to become a trend – in many of those categories, the rise has been happening for a few months. Many major retailers, including Walmart, have said they will raise prices because of tariffs. Procter & Gamble, which makes Tide and a host of consumer goods, said Tuesday it will raise prices in part because of tariffs. And GM, Volkswagen and Stellantis all reported tariff charges of $1 billion or more over the past quarter. Economists widely expect inflation to pick up in the late summer and throughout the rest of the year as retailers work through the inventories of goods they had stockpiled before tariffs went into effect. No one expects anything close to the inflation crisis of a few years ago. But with consumers still dealing with price-hike PTSD, that won’t be a welcome change from the return to healthy inflation levels over the past year.
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[Business](https://www.cnn.com/business) 5 min read # Trump’s trade war victory is already under siege Analysis by [![](https://www.cnn.com/media/sites/cnn/cnn-fallback-image.jpg)](https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-goldman)[David Goldman](https://www.cnn.com/profiles/david-goldman) Updated Jul 29, 2025, 11:54 AM ET Published Jul 29, 2025, 8:59 AM ET Updated Jul 29, 2025 Updated Jul 29, 2025, 11:54 AM ET PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2025, 8:59 AM ET ![President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement on April 2.](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2208184612-20250729115436654.jpg?c=original&q=w_860,c_fill) President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement on April 2. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Donald Trump Tariffs Asia China [See all topics](https://www.cnn.com/follow) Facebook Tweet [Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F07%2F29%2Fbusiness%2Ftrade-war-trump "Share with email") Link Threads Link Copied\! The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that happened – at least, not yet. President Donald Trump has pulled off what few outside the White House predicted: [A trade war victory](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/business/trump-trade-deals) of sorts that sets America’s taxes on imported goods higher than the infamous Smoot-Hawley era, without any of the damaging fallout so far. Customs revenue has increased sharply while inflation remains reasonably low. And America’s trading partners, for the most part, have been [willing to accept](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/investing/us-stock-market) the higher tariffs without significant retaliation. Ad Feedback Multiple framework agreements between the United States and other trading partners have jacked up tariffs on foreign goods imported to America while setting levies on US exports at or near zero. Overseas trading partners have agreed to open previously closed markets to some US goods, pledged increased investments in the United States and dropped some of what the Trump administration has lambasted as non-trade barriers, like taxes on digital services. But Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already [showing signs](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/economy/trade-decision-tariffs-trump) that it may not last. ## EU is already turning against its deal The European Union, fresh off its 11th-hour compromise to get a trade agreement done before Trump’s self-imposed August 1 deadline, is [already in revolt](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/business/eu-us-trade-deal-capitulation-intl). French Prime Minister François Bayrou called Sunday a “dark day.” Hungarian Prime Minister and Trump ally Viktor Orban said Trump steamrolled the EU. Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever lambasted the Trump administration’s “delusion of protectionism.” And Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, said the deal is “not satisfactory.” The 27-member bloc has to hammer out key aspects of its framework, and the fragile trade truce between two of the world’s largest economies could quickly break apart if sentiment turns against the arrangement. ## Canada’s not playing ball The Trump administration’s trade talks with its northern neighbor and one of its largest trading partners have been effectively shut down. Despite Canada relenting on its digital services tax that the president has lambasted, [Trump continued to threaten higher tariffs](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/business/canada-tariff-trump) on some Canadian goods, including lumber. Although many goods imported from Canada continue to be tariff-free because of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA only covers just about half of Canadian goods. So higher tariffs on Canada could [raise some costs for American consumers](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/business/tariffs-on-canada-home-building-cost) down the road. And the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term. At any time, even after an agreement is inked, Trump could turn around and decide to raise tariffs again. ## Elusive China deal A third round of talks between China and the United States’ trade negotiators is expected to result in a continued pause of their historically high tariffs on one another. But it’s unclear what else might come from the discussions, and the Trump administration has grown frustrated by what it has described as China’s slow-walking of its previous agreements. Both sides have aimed to reduce more regulatory barriers on shipments of key technologies. China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further. But the Trump administration has tried repeatedly to speed up China’s slow progress, claiming the country has failed to live up to its agreement to approve the critical materials for crucial electronics. Trump has also said he wants China to open up its market to more US goods – a desire that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is unlikely to give in to significantly. Trump’s rhetoric against China has cooled in recent months, but the truce appears to be on a knife’s edge. ## Key court decision A crucial appeals court hearing Thursday could determine whether most of Trump’s tariffs are legal at all. For most of his tariffs, Trump has cited powers listed in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But a federal court in May [ruled](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/business/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs) that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis. An appeals court [paused that ruling](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/business/appeals-court-pauses-trump-tariff-ruling) from taking effect and will hear oral arguments Thursday. It’s not clear when the court will rule, and the White House would likely appeal to the Supreme Court if it loses. If Trump ultimately loses his ability to levy tariffs using emergency powers, he has plenty of other options – but legal experts have said those alternatives could limit his ability to set tariffs without Congress. For example, Trump may be able to impose some tariffs as high as just 15% but only for 150 days, potentially taking some of the bite out of his tariff regime. ## Economy is flashing some warning signs Although the US economy remains strong, with rebounding retail sales, a still-robust labor market and rising consumer confidence, there is some evidence that [inflation in key areas is starting to creep higher](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/economy/us-ppi-wholesale-inflation-june) – slowly – because of tariffs. That’s a potential warning sign as the tariffs take full effect. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index earlier this month showed that some tariff-affected goods have started to gain in price. Clothing, appliances, computers, sporting goods, toys, video equipment, hardware and tools prices have been on the rise. And it’s starting to become a trend – in many of those categories, the rise has been happening for a few months. Many major retailers, including Walmart, have said they will raise prices because of tariffs. Procter & Gamble, which makes Tide and a host of consumer goods, said Tuesday it will raise prices in part because of tariffs. And GM, Volkswagen and Stellantis all reported [tariff charges of \$1 billion](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/business/gm-tariff-hit) or more over the past quarter. Economists widely expect inflation to pick up in the late summer and throughout the rest of the year as retailers work through the inventories of goods they had stockpiled before tariffs went into effect. No one expects anything close to the inflation crisis of a few years ago. But with consumers still dealing with price-hike PTSD, that won’t be a welcome change from the return to healthy inflation levels over the past year. Donald Trump Tariffs Asia China [See all topics](https://www.cnn.com/follow) Facebook Tweet [Email](mailto:?subject=CNN%20content%20share&body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2025%2F07%2F29%2Fbusiness%2Ftrade-war-trump "Share with email") Link Threads Link Copied\! 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Readable Markdown	The economy was supposed to crumble. The trade war was expected to escalate out of control. Markets were forecast to plunge. None of that happened – at least, not yet. President Donald Trump has pulled off what few outside the White House predicted: [A trade war victory](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/business/trump-trade-deals) of sorts that sets America’s taxes on imported goods higher than the infamous Smoot-Hawley era, without any of the damaging fallout so far. Customs revenue has increased sharply while inflation remains reasonably low. And America’s trading partners, for the most part, have been [willing to accept](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/23/investing/us-stock-market) the higher tariffs without significant retaliation. Ad Feedback Multiple framework agreements between the United States and other trading partners have jacked up tariffs on foreign goods imported to America while setting levies on US exports at or near zero. Overseas trading partners have agreed to open previously closed markets to some US goods, pledged increased investments in the United States and dropped some of what the Trump administration has lambasted as non-trade barriers, like taxes on digital services. But Trump’s early trade victory may be short-lived. In fact, it is already [showing signs](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/24/economy/trade-decision-tariffs-trump) that it may not last. The European Union, fresh off its 11th-hour compromise to get a trade agreement done before Trump’s self-imposed August 1 deadline, is [already in revolt](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/business/eu-us-trade-deal-capitulation-intl). French Prime Minister François Bayrou called Sunday a “dark day.” Hungarian Prime Minister and Trump ally Viktor Orban said Trump steamrolled the EU. Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever lambasted the Trump administration’s “delusion of protectionism.” And Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, said the deal is “not satisfactory.” The 27-member bloc has to hammer out key aspects of its framework, and the fragile trade truce between two of the world’s largest economies could quickly break apart if sentiment turns against the arrangement. The Trump administration’s trade talks with its northern neighbor and one of its largest trading partners have been effectively shut down. Despite Canada relenting on its digital services tax that the president has lambasted, [Trump continued to threaten higher tariffs](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/10/business/canada-tariff-trump) on some Canadian goods, including lumber. Although many goods imported from Canada continue to be tariff-free because of the US-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, the USMCA only covers just about half of Canadian goods. So higher tariffs on Canada could [raise some costs for American consumers](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/business/tariffs-on-canada-home-building-cost) down the road. And the fact that America is even embroiled in a trade spat with Canada in the first place is a sign that the recent cooling off in the trade war may not last: Trump negotiated and signed the United States’ current trade agreement with Canada during his first term. At any time, even after an agreement is inked, Trump could turn around and decide to raise tariffs again. A third round of talks between China and the United States’ trade negotiators is expected to result in a continued pause of their historically high tariffs on one another. But it’s unclear what else might come from the discussions, and the Trump administration has grown frustrated by what it has described as China’s slow-walking of its previous agreements. Both sides have aimed to reduce more regulatory barriers on shipments of key technologies. China has sought more access to critical semiconductors, and the United States wants the flow of rare earth magnets to increase further. But the Trump administration has tried repeatedly to speed up China’s slow progress, claiming the country has failed to live up to its agreement to approve the critical materials for crucial electronics. Trump has also said he wants China to open up its market to more US goods – a desire that Chinese Premier Xi Jinping is unlikely to give in to significantly. Trump’s rhetoric against China has cooled in recent months, but the truce appears to be on a knife’s edge. A crucial appeals court hearing Thursday could determine whether most of Trump’s tariffs are legal at all. For most of his tariffs, Trump has cited powers listed in the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. But a federal court in May [ruled](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/28/business/us-court-blocks-trumps-tariffs) that Trump overstepped his authority to levy tariffs on that basis. An appeals court [paused that ruling](https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/business/appeals-court-pauses-trump-tariff-ruling) from taking effect and will hear oral arguments Thursday. It’s not clear when the court will rule, and the White House would likely appeal to the Supreme Court if it loses. If Trump ultimately loses his ability to levy tariffs using emergency powers, he has plenty of other options – but legal experts have said those alternatives could limit his ability to set tariffs without Congress. For example, Trump may be able to impose some tariffs as high as just 15% but only for 150 days, potentially taking some of the bite out of his tariff regime. Although the US economy remains strong, with rebounding retail sales, a still-robust labor market and rising consumer confidence, there is some evidence that [inflation in key areas is starting to creep higher](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/16/economy/us-ppi-wholesale-inflation-june) – slowly – because of tariffs. That’s a potential warning sign as the tariffs take full effect. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index earlier this month showed that some tariff-affected goods have started to gain in price. Clothing, appliances, computers, sporting goods, toys, video equipment, hardware and tools prices have been on the rise. And it’s starting to become a trend – in many of those categories, the rise has been happening for a few months. Many major retailers, including Walmart, have said they will raise prices because of tariffs. Procter & Gamble, which makes Tide and a host of consumer goods, said Tuesday it will raise prices in part because of tariffs. And GM, Volkswagen and Stellantis all reported [tariff charges of \$1 billion](https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/22/business/gm-tariff-hit) or more over the past quarter. Economists widely expect inflation to pick up in the late summer and throughout the rest of the year as retailers work through the inventories of goods they had stockpiled before tariffs went into effect. No one expects anything close to the inflation crisis of a few years ago. But with consumers still dealing with price-hike PTSD, that won’t be a welcome change from the return to healthy inflation levels over the past year.
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