2026-08-23
13 分钟The Economist.
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Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister, said his country would retaliate dollar for dollar
against America's new 50% tariffs, with its own levies taking effect on September 8th.
Donald Trump's tariffs, announced on Friday after trade talks collapsed,
affect about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods.
Mr. Trump had delayed the measures for three days to allow negotiations to continue.
Vladimir Putin threatened to hit Ukraine's most sensitive economic sectors after it attacked a warehouse run by Ozan,
Russia's second-largest online marketplace, and reportedly targeted a nearby oil refinery.
Ukraine has also struck facilities run by Wildberries, which it says supplies Russia's military.
Mr. Putin accused Ukraine of opening Pandora's box by escalating attacks on Russian economic infrastructure.
Iran accused America of violating other countries' sovereignty with new sanctions due to be announced on Monday.
Its foreign ministry said that threatening Iran's trading partners amounted to classic colonialism.
Mr. Trump has warned of tremendous economic consequences for countries that maintain commercial ties with Iran.
TikTok and ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit alleging
that it had violated a law that protects children's privacy.
In 2024, America's Justice Department sued, alleging
that the short video app collected data on millions of users under the age of 13. Meta,
a social media company, is currently fighting a lawsuit alleging that it broke the same law, among others.