# Trump threatens tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports

> President Trump threatened tariffs on all $500 billion of Chinese imports and criticized Federal Reserve rate hikes as undermining US trade advantage. The statement comes amid escalating trade tensions.

- Date: 2018-07-20 · published 2018-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63946-trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

Broad tariffs on Chinese imports raise trade-war risk for US agricultural exports to China, pressuring soybean and meal demand and prices, and weigh on risk sentiment across commodities.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2018-06-16 | [Trump sets tariffs on $50 billion in Chinese goods; Beijing strikes back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64570-trump-sets-tariffs-on-50-billion-in-chinese-goods-beijing-strikes-back.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-01 | [Oil slumps 7% as Trump announces additional tariffs on Chinese imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8492-oil-slumps-7-as-trump-announces-additional-tariffs-on-chinese-imports.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |
| SOY | 2019-05-06 | [Chinese yuan tumbles as Donald Trump threatens trade tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10428-chinese-yuan-tumbles-as-donald-trump-threatens-trade-tariffs.md) | -3.9% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2021-07-29 | [U.S. Trade Tariffs on China Near $100 Billion](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45924-u-s-trade-tariffs-on-china-near-100-billion.md) | -2.0% | -6.0% |
| SOY | 2018-06-18 | [Trump's tariff war threatens to erode support of farmers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10573-trump-s-tariff-war-threatens-to-erode-support-of-farmers.md) | -1.2% | -8.4% |
| SBM | 2019-05-06 | [Chinese yuan tumbles as Donald Trump threatens trade tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10428-chinese-yuan-tumbles-as-donald-trump-threatens-trade-tariffs.md) | -3.2% | +9.2% |
| SBM | 2019-08-23 | [China to impose extra tariffs on U.S. soy, beef and pork](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57438-china-to-impose-extra-tariffs-on-u-s-soy-beef-and-pork.md) | -0.6% | -0.9% |
| SBM | 2024-01-18 | [Soaring Chinese grain imports create unease on local market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14780-soaring-chinese-grain-imports-create-unease-on-local-market.md) | +1.1% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/trump-threatens-tariffs-on-all-500-billion-of-chinese-imports-idUSKBN1KA18M/

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