#TrumpNewTariffs Supreme Court Setback & Workaround: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority in imposing sweeping, universal tariffs, delivering a significant blow to his second-term economic agenda.
New 10% Universal Tariff: In response to the ruling, Trump announced he will initiate a new 10% global tariff, using different legal statutory authorities (Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974) to bypass the Supreme Court's ruling.
Investigations and Future Hikes: The administration is beginning new investigations that could lead to further, targeted import taxes on a wide range of countries and goods.
Existing Tariffs Remain: Tariffs that were not part of the Supreme Court case—specifically those on metals and other goods—remain in effect.
Previous 2025 Context: These actions follow a turbulent 2025 where Trump had previously threatened/imposed tariffs of up to 50% on dozens of nations (including allies like Canada, Mexico, and South Korea) to force trade deals and combat transshipment.
Impact on Novartis/Drug Prices: Following threats of tariffs on imported medicines, Trump credited his trade policies with driving a $23 billion U.S. expansion by pharmaceutical company Novartis.
𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞, 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰, 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.
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