Oil and Gas Got Off Easy on Trump’s Liberation Day

Summary Oil, gas exempt from Trump’s import tariffs US remains dominant in global energy markets Countries may increase US energy purchases to offset tariffs LONDON, April 3 – President Donald Trump’s reveal of sweeping import tariffs further darkened the outlook for the global economy and left many questions unanswered. But amid all the policy fog, …

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US Businesses Brace for More Pain as Trump Rolls Out Reciprocal Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a slew of reciprocal tariffs on trading partners on Wednesday, the latest in a series of extensive duties imposed since his return to the White House earlier this year. The U.S. will now impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the country effective April 5 and higher duties …

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Trump’s Tariffs Already Have a Major Carve-Out – Oil and Gas

 Almost unnoticed in the sweeping new import tariffs announced by U.S. President Donald Trump is that energy commodities have been excluded. The baseline of 10% on all imports to the United States, and higher for many major trading partners, won’t apply to crude oil, natural gas and refined products, the White House said on Wednesday. …

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