The president said the blanket 35% would be on top of tariffs on certain sectors. That’s higher than the previous 25% rate.

President Donald Trump threatened a 35% tariff on some Canadian goods and raised the prospect of increasing levies on most other countries, ramping up his trade rhetoric in comments that weighed on stocks and boosted the US dollar.

US stocks fell on Friday after President Trump threatened Canada with a 35% tariff on its imports to the US and floated higher blanket levies. Late Thursday, Trump on Truth Social posted a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney,