Trade: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on Brazil on political grounds (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
United States President Donald Trump on 9 July announced a reciprocal tariff of 50% on all Brazilian goods entering the US market on extraneous grounds not related to trade in punishing the Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva government for pursuing ongoing corruption cases against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, in a seemingly chilling development that has never taken place in the past 80 years, said people familiar with the development.

Trade: Impact of US tariffs on LDC exports - need to rethink graduation (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
Amidst the growing threats of rising tariffs by the United States, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) has estimated the direct impact of increased US tariffs on the exports of the least developed countries (LDCs) and those that recently graduated.

UN: Graduating LDCs face heightened risks as US tariff war escalates (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Some of the least-developed countries (LDCs) currently graduating from LDC status are among the potentially most affected by the impact of United States President Donald Trump's current unilateral tariff war and might face the prospect of declining export possibilities, according to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA).